ICU RN
New Haven, CT
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Travel Registered Nurse - ICU

Assignment Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00-07:00
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week

Unit and Role Details

• Unit: Mixed-acuity unit with MICU and step-down patients
• Average ratio: 1:3 on days, nights, and weekends. Travelers must be comfortable with this ratio.
• Float scope: May float to PCU, other ICUs, and another campus as needed
• Call: Not required
• Weekend coverage: Every other weekend (EOW)
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Facility Highlights

• Short-term acute care facility
• Level I trauma center
• 1,567 total staffed beds

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• 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 certification (NIH Stroke Scale), with at least 2 CE hours from an accepted provider (AACN, AHA, APEX, Blue Cloud, or HealthStream)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Pre-Start Requirements

Background and Education

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Sanctions checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start
• Verification of highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted, and education must be from an accredited school.
• Foreign equivalency report and diploma are required for internationally educated candidates.

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• TB screening: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months of start. TB questionnaire required annually.
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella (titer, vaccine series, or documented history)
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31). Declinations are not accepted.
• N95 fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for testing. The facility provides a universal mask if N95 masks are unavailable.

Competencies

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: 85% required, within 12 months of start
• Color blind test: 80% required. Tests dated before the signed contract are not accepted.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for ICU RNs

Required Trainings (attestation required)

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• AME blood administration module (updated annually)
• Stroke education module and NIHSS module
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• New employee orientation module, to be provided by end of day on start date
• Electronic health record testing or training at orientation