Neuro ICU Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Neuro ICU (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
Unit: Neuro ICU
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Patient Ratios: Average 1:2 (days and nights)
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in Neuro ICU
• First-time Travelers: Accepted
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Special Requirements: Neuro ICU experience required

Required Certifications

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Required Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for Connecticut (pending license accepted)

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check (must be updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• Verification of highest level of education
• Sex offender search

Competency and Testing Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (minimum 85% score)
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting on or after 8/2/2024; minimum 80% score)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for ICU units
• Other unit-specific competency exams as applicable

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for pediatric specialties, labor and delivery, postpartum (declination accepted)
• 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 preferred

Facility-Specific Training and Documentation

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (except pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention 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 Training and Attestation
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness Training
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych/Home Health)
• 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
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption form if applicable

Work History and Employment Verification

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days required
• Verification of last 7 years of employment required (attestations not accepted)
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain units (not applicable for Neuro ICU)

Additional Notes

• Floating within scope is required to meet facility needs
• Weekend work every other weekend is mandatory
• Pending license accepted with timely application and proof
• First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity Neuro ICU setting at a Level I Trauma Center with a supportive team and guaranteed hours. Candidates must meet all certification, licensure, health, and compliance requirements prior to start.