Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

MS/Tele RN

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut Specialty: Registered Nurse Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (0700-1930), 36 hours per week
• Unit: 34-bed Med-Surg/Telemetry unit
• Float: Will float as needed
• Weekends/Holidays: Will work every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, 426 total staffed beds, Level II Trauma Center
• Parking: Free parking
• Charting: Electronic charting system

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 (ADN)
• Experience with Epic

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam completed within 12 months of start
• Fit test for N95 mask completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for fit testing. Medical or religious exemptions are possible.
• TB documentation: negative T-SPOT or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPD tests within 12 months of start. TB questionnaire completed annually. Candidates with a positive TB history need a chest X-ray within one year of start.
• Immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines, with booster requirements if a titer is low
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of the 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
• 10-panel drug screen completed within 12 months of start, with each panel listed separately
• Seasonal flu vaccine or exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31). Declinations are not allowed, and the deadline is 12/01.

Required Facility Training

• Language services training with attestation
• CAUTI education training (not required for PICU, NICU, or Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module (not required for ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, or NICU)
• Stroke education module and attestation (not required for Pediatric, Case Management, Behavioral Health, or Home Health)
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Medication dispensing system training
• Infusion pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• Blood administration module, updated annually
• New employee orientation module, copy due by end of day on start date
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module with attestation