ED RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

RN ED (ER) Travel Contract: New Haven, Connecticut

Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 10 weeks, winter coverage only
• Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
• Unit: 16-bed ED Observation Unit, separate from the Main ED, for non-admitted observation-level care
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking: $125/month

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Ratios: Average 1:6 days and 1:6 nights
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Time off: No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating
• Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs

Assignment Notes

• Local radius restrictions are waived for this 10-week assignment.
• Traveler may be scheduled only at the observation unit if they do not meet requirements for the main campus ED. They can be considered for other campus EDs after successful contracts.
• Weekend call-outs: A missed weekend shift is made up on another weekend shift within the next 6-week scheduling period (sooner if the contract ends first). The traveler should contact the traveler managers immediately to request a make-up day. Make-up shifts replace a weekday shift that week to avoid overtime unless the manager approves overtime. A missed make-up shift is rescheduled to the following weekend with a coaching final warning for time and attendance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• ED - Emergency Department experience of 1.5 years, including experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Not Accepted or Not Offered

• First-time travelers: Not accepted.
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module and patient bedside rounding module: Not required for ER/ED RNs.