Emergency Department Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (ER) - Travel/Contract

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Position: Registered Nurse in the Emergency Room (ER)
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
• Average Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:6 (days and nights)
• Floating: Will cross-train and float within the hospital system as needed (within scope)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted
• Assigned to one campus with possible rotation to other campuses (travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units)
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes

Required Experience

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (ER)
• Years of Experience: Preferred 2 years; minimum 1.5 years from a similar hospital accepted
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required; first-time travelers accepted

Required Certifications

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) – Required for ER
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Required Licenses

• Current RN license valid in Connecticut (pending license accepted)

Additional Requirements & Compliance

• Background Checks: 7-year criminal background check, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Sex Offender Search, Education Verification, Foreign Equivalency (if applicable)
• Physical Exam: Within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test: Required within 12 months and updated annually (clean shaven required)
• Immunizations & Health Documents:

  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (highly preferred for certain specialties)
  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B vaccination or declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption (required during flu season)
  • COVID vaccination preferred
• Drug Testing: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months
• Employment History: 7 years work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Competency Exams: Medication/Pharmacology competency exam required within 12 months (85% passing score)
• Color Blind Testing: Required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024 (80% passing score)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam: Required for ER RNs and other specified units
• Facility-Specific Training & Attestations:

  • Stroke Education (except pediatric 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 Modules
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
  • Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
  • AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
  • ED Handbook (ER RNs only)
  • eCart Training Module (except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
  • Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing: Required for RNs with EPIC experience who do not want to complete EPIC training at orientation

Scheduling & Attendance Policy

• Weekend shifts are mandatory every other weekend
• If a traveler calls out on a scheduled weekend shift, a makeup shift will be scheduled on another weekend within 6 weeks
• Makeup shifts replace a scheduled weekday shift to avoid overtime unless approved otherwise
• Failure to attend makeup shifts results in rescheduling and possible coaching/warning

Facility Highlights

• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic

This position is ideal for ER Registered Nurses with at least 1.5 to 2 years of experience who are comfortable floating within a hospital system and meeting comprehensive compliance and certification requirements. First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply.