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

Registered Nurse: MS/Tele (Overflow Vents)

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Assignment: Overflow ventilator role; start ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:00), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Facility: Short-term acute care; Level I Trauma Center; 1,567 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Royal blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with tracheostomy care (must have trach experience)
• Experience with ventilator management

Unit-Specific Certifications

• ACLS (American Heart Association or American Red Cross only)
• PALS (not required for Pediatric Stepdown)
• NRP (required for NICU)
• TNCC (required for ER)
• CPI (required for Psychiatric/Behavioral Health)
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for most RNs; not required for Pediatrics, Case Management, Behavioral Health, or Home Health)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Ratio: average 1:5 to 1:6
• Weekends: every other weekend
• Float: may float frequently between units NP1 and EP 4-6
• Patient load: pulmonary ventilated patients and vent weaning; may take up to a 5-patient non-vent assignment
• On-call: not required
• Block schedule: not accepted
• Local candidates: not accepted
• First-time travelers: accepted

Competencies and Testing

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: 85% required within 12 months of start (NICU portion 85% as well)
• Color blind test: 80% required, taken on or after 8/2/2024
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: required for Telemetry and MS/Tele RNs

Background and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification (highest level required); diplomas not accepted
• Primary source license verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Driver's license or state ID with photo matching legal name on first day
• Work history verification for last 7 years
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• TB: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months; TB questionnaire updated annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (declinations not allowed)
• Tdap preferred (declination acceptable)
• COVID vaccine series preferred
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually (clean shaven; 3M N95 preferred)

Facility Training and Attestations

• Facility training modules with attestations, including language services, CAUTI, CLABSI, pressure injury prevention, patient transport with oxygen, medication dispensing (Pyxis), Baxter pump, bedside rounding, ventricular assist device awareness, blood administration, Cures Act, ED handbook, eCart, chaperone policy, fire safety, mobile heartbeat alarm, stroke education, suicide risk assessment, and new employee orientation
• EPIC pre-start testing is required for ER RNs with prior EPIC experience or who opt out of onsite training; other inpatient RNs are enrolled in onsite training unless they pass a test-out