Stepdown RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse, Step Down

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:30 Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week Guaranteed Hours: Yes Start Date: Not specified

Facility and Unit

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

Assignment Details

• Average ratio: 1:5 to 1:6
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: No
• Float within scope to meet facility needs: Yes
• Open to accommodating a block schedule: No
• Time off requests longer than 7 days require approval
• First-time travelers accepted: Yes
• Pending license accepted: Yes, must be active before the start date

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Stepdown (2 years of experience)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS

Other Certifications Listed (Check Unit Description)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): AHA or ARC only
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): AHA or ARC only, not required for Pediatric Stepdown
• Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP): required for NICU
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC): required for ER
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI): required for Psychiatric/Behavioral Health
• Chemotherapy certification: required for Oncology if the unit requires it

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years of start (declination acceptable)
• COVID vaccine series, if previously received

Required Training and Attestations

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (not required for ER, Pediatrics, ICU, or NICU)
• Stroke Education Module and NIHSS module
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness Module
• Blood Administration Module (annual update)
• New Employee Orientation Module (copy due by end of day on start date)
• 21st Century Cures Act Module
• eCart Training Module
• Chaperone Policy Training
• Fire Safety Module
• Compliance Checklist (for internal use only)

Other Requirements

• Vaccination exemptions (medical or religious) require approval through the process described in the source.
• Pre-start EMR testing for ER RNs with EMR experience.