Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 10 weeks, winter coverage only
• Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30), 36 hours per week
• Weekends: Works every other weekend
• Local radius restrictions: Waived for this 10-week assignment
• Time off: No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO
• Travelers: First-time travelers accepted
• Parking: Free

Facility and Unit

• Facility type: Short-term acute care hospital
• Total staffed beds: 426
• Trauma level: Level II Trauma Center
• Scrubs: Royal Blue
• Charting system: Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)

Floating

• May be required to float to the ED for boarding patients
• Hospital-wide floating as needed for the department

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Collection of the initial COVID vaccine series, if the candidate has received it

Pre-Start Requirements

• Identity: Driver's license or state ID with a photo matching the legal name, presented on day one
• Background:

  • 7-year criminal background check, completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 30 days of start
  • Verification of highest education level; diplomas are not accepted, and only accredited schools are accepted
  • Foreign equivalency report and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• Licensing: Primary source verification of the state license within 30 days of start; NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Health:

  • Physical exam within 12 months of start
  • TB documentation: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months (second PPD may be pending at start)
  • TB questionnaire, updated annually
  • 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
  • Fit test within 12 months, updated annually; candidates must be clean-shaven for testing
  • Immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or accepted declination)
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31), with a candidate deadline of 12/01
• References: 2 professional references (travel/allied acute care), completed within 3 years of start
• Skills: Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start
• Training modules: Facility modules completed online with signed attestations, including:

  • Language services
  • CAUTI education
  • Suicide risk and environmental assessment
  • Mobile heartbeat alarm (not required for ED, pediatrics, ICU, or NICU)
  • CLABSI prevention
  • Pressure injury prevention
  • Patient transport with oxygen
  • Pyxis medication station
  • Baxter pump interoperability
  • Patient bedside rounding
  • Ventricular assist device awareness
  • Blood administration (annual update)
  • 21st Century Cures Act
  • eCart
  • Chaperone policy
  • Fire safety
  • Stroke education (with NIHSS module before start)
  • New employee orientation module, due by end of day on start date
• Optional EPIC testing: Candidates with EPIC experience may test out of onsite EPIC training