Med Surg / Telemetry RN
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

RN Tele (Telemetry)

Specialty: Registered Nurse Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment type: Travel/Contract Start date: ASAP Contract length: 13 weeks

Assignment Details

• Unit: Heart & Vascular Center
• Facility type: Short Term Acute Care, Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,567
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:00
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Ratios: Average 1:4
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Float: Float required
• Scrub color: Royal blue
• Charting system: Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Parking: Cost applies
• RTO restrictions: Time off greater than 7 days requires approval
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Experience working with Cardiac patients
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS

Certifications

• BLS: Required. AHA or ARC only.
• ACLS: Required. AHA or ARC only.
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS): Required for RNs in this unit. Must include at least 2 CE hours from an acceptable provider (such as AHA, AAP, Blue Cloud, or HealthStream). Certificates from other providers are accepted only if they list at least 2 CE hours. A certificate without an expiration date expires 1 year from completion.
• PALS: Listed in the job data. AHA or ARC only.

Competencies

• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: Required for Telemetry RNs
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Required within 12 months of start. Must score 85% to pass.
• Color blind test (online): Required. Must score 80% or higher. Exams dated before the signed contract are not accepted.
• Skills checklist: Required within 12 months of start

Health and Screening Requirements

• Physical exam: Required within 12 months of start. Does not need annual updates.
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen required within 12 months of start. Rapid 10-panel accepted. Each of the 10 panels must be listed.
• TB: Negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or two PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start (the second may be pending at start). A TB questionnaire is required annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Booster and exemption rules apply for low titers.
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, proof of the 3-dose series with dates, or a declination made within 1 year of start
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Flu vaccine: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline is 12/01.
• N95 fit test: Required within 12 months of start and updated annually. Must be clean shaven for testing.

Background and History Requirements

• Criminal background check: 7-year check required within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Sanctions checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG): Required within 30 days of start
• Education verification: Highest level of education required. Diplomas are not accepted. Only accredited schools are accepted.
• Foreign education: Foreign equivalency report and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• Employment application: 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification: Last 7 years of employment required. Attestations are not accepted.
• References: 2 professional references required within 3 years of start

Required Training and Attestations

Each module requires completion and an electronic attestation. Complete before start unless noted.

• Language services training (RNs)
• CAUTI education (RNs, excluding PICU, NICU, and psychiatry/behavioral health)
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training (RNs and allied)
• CLABSI prevention for adult and pediatric patients (RNs)
• Preventing pressure injury (RNs)
• Patient transportation with oxygen (RNs)
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules (RNs)
• Baxter pump interoperability (RNs)
• Patient bedside rounding (RNs)
• Ventricular assist device awareness (RNs)
• Blood administration module (RNs, updated annually). The certificate of completion is required.
• Stroke education module and attestation (RNs). NIHSS module required before start.
• eCart training (RNs)
• Chaperone policy (RNs and allied)
• 21st Century Cures Act module (RN)
• Fire safety module (RNs and allied)
• New employee orientation module: Certificate due by end of day on start date