PCU Registered Nurse
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse - PCU (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: Day shift, 3x12 hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
• Average patient ratio: 1:3
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Block schedule accommodation: Not available
• On-call: Not required
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Pending license accepted if active prior to start date
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of Registered Nurse experience
• ICU, Ventilator, Telemetry, and Tracheostomy experience required
• Experience with Pulmonary Step Down Unit patients on mechanical ventilation
• First-time travel nurses accepted

Required Certifications

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

Licensing

• Active RN license required prior to start

Facility & Work Environment

• Short Term Acute Care facility
• Level I Trauma Center
• Uses Epic for charting
• Parking cost: $125/month

Compliance & Training Requirements

Candidates must complete and provide attestations for the following trainings and modules (may be completed prior to or during orientation):

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain campuses)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (for RNs 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
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)

Competency Exams & Testing

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (must score 80%, required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER/ED, all ICU, Progressive Care/PCU, Stepdown, PACU, IR/Cath/EPEndo/GI, Labor and Delivery)

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test within 12 months, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or Chest X-Ray documentation
• Annual TB Questionnaire
• Immunizations or positive titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
• 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 series preferred

Background & Employment History

• 7-year criminal background check required within 12 months of start (includes SSN trace, counties lived/worked, national sex offender, federal checks)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Verification of highest level of education required; foreign equivalency reports required for internationally educated candidates
• Employment application must include 7 years of work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years required (attestations not accepted)
• One supervisor reference within the past year required for Cardio Thoracic ICU/CTICU assignments (charge nurse references not accepted)
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech and specialty roles (not applicable here)

Additional Notes

• Candidate must have photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Must provide primary source license verification within 30 days of start
• Pending license must be active before start date
• Floating may be required within scope of practice
• First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Progressive Care Unit (PCU), with at least 1 year of PCU experience within the last year
• Mechanical ventilation (ventilator) experience
• Tracheostomy experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS)