ER RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse – ER (ED Observation Unit)

Job Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Unit: 16-bed ED Observation Unit, separate from the Main ED, providing non-admitted observation-level care
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 total staffed beds
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (12 hours/day, 36 hours/week)
• Ratios: Average 1:6 days and 1:6 nights
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• ED - Emergency Department (1.5 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Assignment Terms

• Accepts pending license.
• May float within scope to meet facility needs.
• Time off (RTO) greater than 7 days requires approval.
• Candidates who do not meet requirements for the main ED campus will be scheduled only at the ED Observation Unit. They may be considered for other campus EDs after successful contracts.
• Weekend call-out policy: A missed weekend shift is rescheduled as a make-up on another weekend shift within the next 6 weeks, or sooner if the contract ends first. The traveler should contact the traveler managers right after the missed shift and may request a specific make-up day. Make-up shifts replace a scheduled weekday shift that same week to avoid overtime unless the manager approves overtime. A missed make-up shift is rescheduled to the following weekend and results in a coaching final warning for time and attendance.

Background and Identity Requirements

• Criminal background check: 7-year check within 12 months of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide and national criminal, national and DOJ sex offender, federal extended, and education verification. Instant searches are not acceptable.
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, both within 30 days of start
• Identity: Photo ID matching legal name on the first day
• Education: Verification of highest education level is required. Only accredited schools are accepted, and diplomas are not accepted. Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency evaluation and diploma.
• Work history verification: Last 7 years of employment for start dates on or after 8/2/2024; attestations are not acceptable.
• Employment application: 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• References: 2 professional references (travel, acute care) within 3 years of start

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• TB screening: Negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 PPD tests at least 1 week apart within 12 months (second PPD may be pending at start). Candidates with positive history need a chest X-ray within 1 year and a TB questionnaire. TB questionnaire is required annually.
• Drug screen: 10-panel within 12 months of start; panels cannot be combined
• Fit test: Within 12 months, updated annually. Must be clean-shaven for testing. 3M N95 1860 (Small or Regular) or 1870+ preferred; universal mask provided if unavailable.
• Measles, mumps, 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
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31) unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Declinations are not accepted. Deadline 12/01.
• Vaccine exemptions: Medical exemptions require a facility form and approval.

Required Training and Attestations

• Stroke education module and attestation (RNs)
• NIHSS module before start
• ED Handbook and attestation (ED/ER RNs)
• Language services training (RNs)
• CAUTI education (RNs)
• CLABSI prevention training (RNs)
• Preventing pressure injury training (RNs)
• Patient transportation with oxygen education (RNs)
• Medication dispensing system modules and attestation (RNs)
• Baxter pump interoperability training (RNs)
• Ventricular assist device awareness module (RNs)
• AME blood administration module, updated annually (RNs)
• eCart training module (RNs)
• Chaperone policy training (RNs)
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training (RNs)
• 21st Century Cures Act module (RNs)
• Fire safety module (RNs)
• Pre-start electronic health record testing for ER RNs with prior experience or who opt out of onsite training. Passing the test-out allows the candidate to skip onsite training during orientation.
• New employee orientation module, due by the end of the start day