ICU Registered Nurse
Bridgeport, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

ICU Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Unit: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
• Facility Type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
• Unit Size: 10 bed medical ICU
• Shift: Nights, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
• Schedule: Works every other weekend and floats as needed
• Charting System: EPIC

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Minimum 2 years of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) competency

Required Training & Competencies

• 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 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)
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)
• Chaperone Policy Training (effective 5/31/2024)

Additional Requirements

• EPIC testing required for ER RNs with EPIC experience; optional for ICU but EPIC experience is required
• Attestation of Prior Radiation Exposure if applicable (not typical for ICU)
• References per standard protocol
• Must provide photo ID matching legal name on first day

Notes

• Free parking available
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

This position offers a challenging ICU nursing role on nights in a Level II Trauma Center with a focus on acute care and requires strong critical care skills, certifications, and compliance with extensive training and health documentation.