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

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Schedule: 3 shifts of 12 hours each (3x12s)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:5
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: Yes, within scope to meet facility needs
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• On-call: Not required
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Pending License: Accepted but must be active prior to start date
• Return to Office (RTO) Restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic

Required Qualifications

• Discipline: Registered Nurse (Telemetry specialty)
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required
• Licensure: Active Registered Nurse license in Connecticut required prior to start
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC only (check unit requirements)
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) - AHA or ARC only (check unit requirements)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) - Required for NICU only
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) - Required for ER units, preferred for Pediatric ER
  • EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring) - Check unit requirements
  • NIH Stroke Certification - Required for all RNs except Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric units, NICU, Labor and Delivery
  • CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) - Required for Psychiatric/Behavioral Health, preferred for ER RNs
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
  • Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024, must score 80%)
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, ICU, Progressive Care, PACU, IR/Cath Lab, Endo/GI units)

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year Criminal Background Check (must be updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM Check (within 30 days of start)
• HHS/OIG Check (within 30 days of start)
• Education Verification (including Foreign Equivalency for Internationally Educated RNs)
• Sex Offender Search
• State License Primary Source Verification (within 30 days of start)
• NURSYS Verification (within 30 days of start)
• Employment Application with 7-year work history, no gaps >90 days
• Work History Verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• Attestation of Prior Radiation Exposure (if applicable to certain units)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam (within 12 months of start)
• Fit Mask Test (within 12 months, must be updated annually; clean shaven required)
• Negative TB or Chest X-Ray (acceptable documentation within specified timeframes)
• TB Questionnaire (must be updated annually)
• 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 physician documented history; boosters if low/equivocal
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap: Highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum (Tdap declination acceptable)
• Drug Testing: 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted)
• Flu Seasonal Vaccination/Documentation (2025-26 season): Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required; declinations not allowed
• COVID Vaccination: Preferred to have initial series

Facility-Specific Training & Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (required 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)
• 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 (except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for RNs with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption Form (if requesting exemption)

Additional Notes

• First-time travelers accepted
• Must comply with all background checks, health screenings, and facility-specific training prior to or at start
• Floating within scope may be required to meet facility needs

This position offers an opportunity to work in a Level I Trauma Center with a robust support system and comprehensive training to ensure compliance and quality patient care.