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

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Cardio Thoracic ICU

Location

• City: New Haven, Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Shift Details

• Night shift (3 shifts per week)
• Shift hours: 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM (12-hour shifts)
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend

Unit and Patient Care

• Cardio Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)
• High acuity cardiac ICU
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: Average 1:2 (days and nights)
• Must be proficient with Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Floating required within scope to other high-volume cardiac ICUs

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years of Cardiac ICU experience (or Cardio Thoracic ICU experience)
• First-time travel nurses accepted if they meet the experience requirement

Required Certifications

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - AHA or ARC only
• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA or ARC only

Licensure

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for Connecticut
• Pending license accepted with approval process
• Primary source license verification required within 30 days of start

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start (including SSN trace, national sex offender, federal and state checks)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Education verification required; foreign equivalency reports accepted from approved agencies for internationally educated candidates
• Employment application with 7-year work history, no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• One supervisor reference within the past year specifically for Cardio Thoracic ICU (charge nurse references not accepted)

Competency and Testing Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (minimum 85% score)
• Color Blind Testing (minimum 80% score; required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for ICU RNs
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start

Health and Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start; must be updated annually; clean-shaven required for fit testing
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation (various accepted tests, no annual update required unless positive history)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred but not required
• Immunization or titer proof for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (with options for declination or exemptions as applicable)
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for certain specialties (not required)

Facility-Specific Training and Attestations (must be completed, often via online modules)

• 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
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych/Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for 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 and forward)

Additional Notes

• No on-call requirement
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Charting system: Epic
• Parking cost: $125/month (for informational purposes only)

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Minimum 3 years of Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) experience, including experience within the last year
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)