NICU RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse: RN Neonatal ICU (NICU)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 10 weeks, winter coverage only Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026 Unit: NICU Facility type: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 total staffed beds

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shifts: Day (3x12 hours, 7:00 to 19:00) or Night (3x12 hours, 19:00 to 7:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Block schedule: Set in 6-week blocks, which can vary with census and staffing needs. The facility is not open to accommodating a block schedule.
• Shift changes: Staff generally do not switch between day and night within the same week. The only exception is orientation, when a day shift may be followed by a night shift.
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Time off: No holiday time off. No more than 5 days off (RTO).
• On-call: Not required
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Local radius restrictions: Waived for this 10-week assignment
• Float scope: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Staffing ratio: Average 1:2 to 1:4
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
• NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with central line management

Preferred

• Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start (highly preferred; a declination is acceptable)
• COVID initial vaccine series, if previously received

Background and Identity

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Highest level of education verified. Diplomas are not accepted; official transcripts from accredited schools are required when verification is unavailable.
• Foreign equivalency report and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• Photo ID matching legal name required on the first day

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• TB: negative T-SPOT or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months. Candidates with a positive history need a chest X-ray within one year of start and TB questionnaire documentation. The TB questionnaire must be updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines (boosters required for low titers)
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series with dates, or a declination made within 1 year of start
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history (boosters required for low or equivocal titers)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start, with each panel listed separately
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Deadline 12/01. Declinations are not allowed.
• N95 respirator fit test within 12 months, updated annually. Candidates must be clean-shaven for fit testing. Preferred masks are 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+. If a fit test is not completed before start, an on-site fit test is scheduled for the first day of in-person orientation.

Training and Attestations (Required for RNs)

• New employee orientation module, copy due by end of day on start date
• Language services training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Ventricular assist device awareness
• AME blood administration module, updated annually
• eCart training module
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• Fire safety module
• Chaperone policy training
• Automated medication dispensing system modules
• Infusion pump interoperability training
• Pre-start electronic health record testing is required only for candidates with prior EHR experience who choose to test out.

Work History and References

• Application must show 7 years of work history with no gaps longer than 90 days.
• Verification of the last 7 years of employment is required. Attestations are not accepted.
• Two professional references from the last 3 years (travel, allied, or per diem acute care)
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start