Pediatric PCU RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

RN Peds StepDown

Employment Type: Travel/Contract Location: New Haven, Connecticut Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Ratio: Average 1:3
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• On-call: Not on-call
• Block schedule: Not open to accommodating a block schedule
• Float: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Return-to-office (RTO): Time off greater than 7 days requires approval
• Local candidates: Does not accept local candidates
• Pending license: Accepted, but the license must be active prior to the start date

Facility Highlights

• Type: Short-term acute care
• Designation: Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,567
• Scrub color: Royal blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Pediatric PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience, with 2 years of experience
• Pediatric PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Pediatrics experience

Preferred

• Travel experience (first-time travelers are accepted)

Background, Health, and Compliance Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county and statewide searches, national and federal sex offender and criminal searches, federal extended search, and education verification. Also includes HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks within 30 days of start.
• Identity: Driver's license or state ID matching the legal name, provided on the first day
• Education: Verification of the highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted. Education must come from an accredited school. Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Work history: Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days. Work history verification for the last 7 years is required.
• References: 2 professional references
• Skills checklist: Required within 12 months of start
• Physical exam: Required within 12 months of start
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Rapid 10-panel is accepted. Each of the 10 panels must be listed.
• Competency exams:

  • Medication/pharmacology exam within 12 months of start, with a passing score of 85%
  • Color blind test, with a passing score of 80%
• TB: One of the following:

  • Negative T-Spot or QGold within 6 months of start
  • Two negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start. The second PPD may be pending at start.
  • For positive history: chest X-ray within 1 year of start, TB questionnaire, and documentation of positive TB
  • TB questionnaire updated annually
• Immunizations:

  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Booster rules apply for low titers.
  • Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history. Booster rules apply for low or equivocal titers.
  • Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
  • Influenza: vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline is 12/01.
  • Medical exemptions require the facility form, completed by the candidate and their medical provider. Exemptions must be sent to the client for approval.
• Fit testing: N95 fit test within 12 months of start and updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for testing.

Facility Training and Attestations

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training (not required for PICU, NICU, or Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• CLABSI prevention for adult and pediatric patients
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Medication dispensing system modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular assist device (VAD) awareness module
• Blood administration module, updated annually
• New employee orientation module, provided by end of day on start date
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module

Not Required for This Assignment

• NIH Stroke certification (not required for the pediatric population)
• Stroke education module (not required for the pediatric population)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (not required for pediatric units)
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module (not required for pediatrics)

Other Notes

• Tdap is highly preferred but not required. A Tdap declination is accepted. TD is not accepted in place of Tdap.
• COVID vaccine series is preferred if the candidate has received it.