Registered Nurse – Med Surg/Telemetry
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (MS/Telemetry) - Travel/Contract

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
Charting System: Epic
Staffed Beds: 1,567

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (Telemetry)
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Pending License: Accepted if active prior to start date
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:5 days, 1:6 days

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) – AHA or ARC only
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – AHA or ARC only
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) – AHA or ARC only (Not required for Pediatric Stepdown)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure) – Required for NICU only
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) – Required for ER; preferred for Pediatric ER
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring) – Check unit requirements
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) – Required for Psychiatry/Behavioral Health; preferred for ER RNs
• NIH Stroke Certification – Required for all RNs except Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric units, NICU, Labor and Delivery

Competency Exams and Testing

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam: Required within 12 months prior to start; must score 85%
• Color Blind Testing: Required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024; must score 80% or higher
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam: Required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, and all ICU units (except Neuro ICU, SICU, NICU)

Background and Verification Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually) including SSN trace, counties lived/worked, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, and education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Foreign Equivalency Education Evaluation required for internationally educated RNs
• Education verification of highest level required; official transcripts may be requested
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Employment application with 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam: Within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test: Within 12 months of start; must be updated annually; clean-shaven required for fit testing
• TB Testing: Negative T-Spot or QGold within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months (2nd PPD can pend at start)
• TB Questionnaire: Required annually
• Vaccinations/Immunizations:

  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines; boosters required if titers low
  • Hepatitis B: Positive titer, 3-dose vaccine series, or declination within 1 year
  • Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history; boosters required if low/equivocal
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap: Highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (Tdap declination acceptable)
  • Flu Seasonal Vaccination (2025-26): Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required; declinations not allowed
  • COVID: Initial vaccine series preferred

Drug Testing

• 10 Panel Drug Screen required within 12 months of start (rapid 10 panel accepted)

Facility-Specific Training and Documents (Required for RNs)

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules (except certain hospitals)
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health) – must be updated annually
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training (required for RNs and Allied as of 5/31/2024)

Additional Notes

• Must include a 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Floating within scope may be required to meet facility needs
• Pending license accepted if active prior to start date
• Prior travel experience is not required for this position

This position offers guaranteed hours and is suitable for first-time travel nurses with at least 2 years of RN experience in telemetry or medical-surgical telemetry units.