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

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Department (ED)

Location

• City: New Haven, Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Work Schedule

• Night shift: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours
• Open to block scheduling
• No on-call requirement
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs
• Assigned primarily to one campus with possible rotation to a nearby hospital campus
• Travelers are not assigned to trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Patient Care Ratios

• Average nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6 (days, nights, weekends)

Required Experience

• Preferred: 2 years of ED nursing experience
• Minimum accepted: 1.5 years of experience from a similar hospital setting
• First-time travel nurses accepted
• Prior travel experience is not required

Required Certifications

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Licensure

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license accepted, including pending license status
• Must have or obtain state license as required by facility policies

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Approximately 1,567 staffed beds
• Electronic health record system: Epic

Compliance and Training Requirements

Candidates must complete or provide documentation for the following prior to or shortly after start:

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification including foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• Sex offender search
• Employment history verification covering last 7 years with no gaps over 90 days

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually (clean-shaven required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for:

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) via titers or vaccines
  • Varicella (chickenpox)
  • Hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series, or declination)
  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (highly preferred for certain specialties)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption (required during flu season)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Competency Exams and Training

• Medication test/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 ED and certain other units)
• EPIC system testing or training (highly encouraged for ED nurses)
• Various facility-specific training modules and attestations, including but not limited to:

  • ED Handbook
  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Stroke Education
  • CLABSI Prevention
  • Preventing Pressure Injury
  • Patient Transportation with Oxygen
  • Pyxis ES MedStation
  • Baxter Pump Interoperability
  • Patient Bedside Rounding
  • Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
  • Blood Administration Module (annual update)
  • New Employee Orientation
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module
  • eCart Training Module
  • Chaperone Policy Training
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must provide photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Employment application must include 7 years of work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech roles (not applicable for RN ED)
• Medical exemption forms for vaccines require facility approval

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1.5 years of Emergency Department (ED) nursing experience within the last year
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) 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)
• Valid Driver's License