ER RN
Milford, CT
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

ER RN (Travel/Contract, Night Shift)

Location: Milford, Connecticut Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Schedule

• 4x12-hour night shifts, 19:00 to 07:30
• 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Works every other weekend
• Will float if needed
• RTO: 7 days require approval

Facility

• Short-term acute care hospital
• 426 total staffed beds
• Level II trauma center
• Charting in EPIC
• Free parking

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in an Emergency Department, with ED experience within the last year
• Experience working with adult patients
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification, with at least 2 CE hours from an accepted provider (AACME, AHA, APEX, Blue Cloud, or HealthStream)
• Experience with central line management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with IV vasopressors
• Experience with CPAP/BiPAP
• Experience with ventilator management

Background, Identity, and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check with SSN trace, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, and education verification, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Highest-level education verification (diplomas not accepted; transcripts from accredited schools only)
• Internationally educated candidates: foreign equivalency report and diploma required
• Photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for the last 7 years
• 2 professional references
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• TB: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months (2nd PPD may be pending at start); TB questionnaire updated annually
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid 10-panel accepted; panels cannot be combined)
• Fit test within 12 months, updated annually; candidates must be clean-shaven for fit testing. 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ preferred; facility provides a universal mask if needed
• Measles, mumps, rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines; boosters required for low titers
• 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; boosters required for low/equivocal titers
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31); declinations not allowed
• Tdap highly preferred (not required); declination accepted
• COVID initial series preferred if previously received
• Medical exemptions available for vaccines, with required forms

Facility Training Modules

Completed online with a signed attestation:

• Language services training
• CAUTI education
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment
• CLABSI prevention
• Preventing pressure injury
• Patient transportation with oxygen
• Pyxis ES MedStation
• Baxter pump interoperability
• Patient bedside rounding
• Ventricular assist device awareness
• AME blood administration (updated annually)
• 21st Century Cures Act
• ED Handbook (ED/ER RNs)
• eCart
• Chaperone policy
• Stroke education and NIHSS module
• Fire safety
• New employee orientation module, due by end of day on start date