Neuro ICU RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse: Neuro ICU

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day (3x12 hours), 7:00 to 19:30 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Guaranteed Hours: Yes

Unit and Facility Details

• Unit: Neuro ICU
• Facility Type: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic
• Average Ratios: 1:2 days and 1:2 nights

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of Neuro ICU experience
• Neuro ICU 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 (NIH Stroke Certification)

Required Qualifications

• State License: Connecticut RN license or Compact license. Pending license accepted. Candidates without a CT or Compact license must apply for a CT license within 72 hours of the start date and provide proof.
• Certifications:

  • NIHSS (NIH Stroke Certification): must include at least 2 CE hours from an acceptable provider
  • ACLS (AHA or ARC only)
  • BLS (AHA or ARC only)
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication/Pharmacology Competency Exam: score 85% or higher, completed within 12 months of start
  • Color Blind Test: score 80% or higher
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for all ICU units)
• Health Documents:

  • Physical exam within 12 months of start
  • Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually
  • 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
  • TB documentation (negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months, or chest X-ray and TB questionnaire for positive history)
  • TB questionnaire, updated annually
  • Rubeola, mumps, and rubella immunity (positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines)
  • Hepatitis B immunity (positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start)
  • Varicella immunity (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history)
  • Annual flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption during flu season (declinations not allowed)
• Background Checks:

  • 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
  • OIG and SAM/EPLS checks within 30 days of start
  • Education verification from an accredited school
  • Photo ID matching legal name on first day
  • Foreign equivalency evaluation and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• History:

  • 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
  • Work history verification for the last 7 years
  • Skills checklist within 12 months of start
  • 2 professional references within 3 years of start (travel)

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years of start (highly preferred, not required; declination accepted)
• Initial COVID vaccine series, if previously received

Required Trainings (Completed by Attestation)

• Language services training
• CAUTI education
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment
• Stroke education module and NIHSS module
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Automated medication dispensing system modules
• Infusion pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular assist device awareness
• Blood administration module (updated annually)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• New employee orientation module (completed by end of start day)
• Epic training or pre-start test-out (optional but strongly encouraged)

Scheduling and Policies

• Float Within Scope: Yes
• On-Call Required: No
• Open to Block Schedule: No
• First-Time Travelers Accepted: Yes
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Time Off Between Assignments: Gaps greater than 7 days require approval