Pediatric Stepdown Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Pediatric Stepdown Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
Charting System: Epic
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - Pediatrics (Pediatric Stepdown Unit)
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:4
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Float Requirement: Yes
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• First-timers Accepted: Yes
• Pending License Accepted: Yes (RTO greater than 7 days requires approval)

Experience Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: 2 years in specialty
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required

Certifications Required

• Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA or ARC)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Not required for Pediatric Stepdown
• Other certifications may be required depending on unit assignment; always verify unit-specific requirements.

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency evaluation if internationally educated
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start

Competency Exams & Testing

• Medication/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024 or later; must score 80%)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (not required for Pediatric Stepdown)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start (annual update required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for pediatric specialties (declination accepted)
• Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines required; boosters may be required based on titer results
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, vaccine series, or declination accepted
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history; boosters may be required
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Compliance

• Stroke Education (not required for Pediatric specialties)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (not required for PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules (not required for some campuses)
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (not required for Pediatric Stepdown)
• AME Blood Administration Module (not required for Behavioral Health, Case Managers, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (not required for Pediatric Stepdown)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with Epic experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption process available

Employment History & Documentation

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech and specialty roles (not applicable for Pediatric Stepdown RN)

This position offers a comprehensive orientation and training program to ensure compliance with facility standards and patient safety protocols. The role requires flexibility with weekend shifts and floating to other units as needed.