ED RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 6 weeks, one contract only. No extensions.
• Start: ASAP, must start by 12/11
• Purpose: Winter coverage
• Float scope: May float to EDs between campuses
• RTO: Listed as "NO RTO"

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience, with ED 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
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) 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)

Background and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county and statewide searches, national searches, sex offender and DOJ searches, and education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 30 days of start.
• Primary source verification of license, within 30 days of start.
• Highest level of education verified for all candidates. Only accredited schools are accepted, and diplomas are not accepted.
• Internationally educated candidates must provide a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Work history verification for the last 7 years. Attestations are not accepted.
• Employment application must show a 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days.
• Skills checklist, completed within 12 months of start.
• 2 professional references (travel/acute care), within 3 years of start.

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam, completed within 12 months of start. Does not need annual updates.
• 10-panel drug screen (rapid accepted), completed within 12 months of start. Each panel must be listed; panels cannot be combined.
• TB clearance, one of the following:

  • Negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start
  • Two negative PPDs at least 1 week apart, within 12 months of start (the second may be pending at start)
  • For positive TB history: chest X-ray within 1 year of start, plus TB questionnaire and documentation
• TB questionnaire, required annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Low titers may require boosters.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start.
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history. Low or equivocal titers require boosters.
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Deadline 12/01. Declinations are not allowed.
• N95 fit test, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually. Candidates must be clean-shaven for testing.

Training and Onboarding

• Facility-specific trainings with attestations required for RNs, including language services, CAUTI education, suicide risk and environmental assessment, CLABSI prevention, pressure injury prevention, patient transport with oxygen, Pyxis MedStation modules, Baxter pump interoperability, eCart, chaperone policy, 21st Century Cures Act, Ventricular Assist Device awareness, AME blood administration (updated annually), stroke education, and fire safety (RNs and allied, as of 5/4/2026).
• ED Handbook attestation, required for ED/ER RNs.
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module, required for RNs except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, and NICU.
• New employee orientation module, provided by end of day on start date.
• EPIC: candidates with EPIC experience may take a pre-start test-out. Those who do not pass attend onsite EPIC training during orientation.