ER Registered Nurse
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (ER)

Location

• New Haven, Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each
• Shift options:

  • Day: 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
  • Evening: 3:00 PM to 3:00 AM
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours
• Block scheduling accommodations available
• No on-call required

Job Description

• Cross-train and float within scope to multiple campuses including ED Observation and other Emergency Departments
• Assigned primarily to one campus with possible rotation to others
• Trauma/rescue rooms, triage, and locked behavioral health units are excluded for travelers
• Patient ratios average 1:6 for both day and night shifts
• Level 1 Trauma experience required

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• Trauma experience
• Certifications required:

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Orientation and Start Dates

• Virtual orientation on Friday, onsite reporting on Monday
• Next start date options: July 10 or July 17

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care facility
• Level I Trauma Center
• Approximately 1,567 staffed beds
• Electronic Health Record system: Epic
• Parking cost: $125/month

Compliance and Documentation Requirements

• Background checks including 7-year criminal history, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG within 30 days of start
• Education verification and foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually (clean shaven required)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Immunizations and titers required or acceptable alternatives:

  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - positive titer or 2 vaccines
  • Varicella - positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician documented history
  • Hepatitis B - positive titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year
  • Tdap vaccination highly preferred for certain specialties
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation required
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (Sept 1 - Mar 31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Required Training and Competencies

• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (minimum 85%)
• Color blindness test (minimum 80%)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (required for ER/ED and other specified units)
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain campuses)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ER RNs)
• eCart Training Module (except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026 and forward)

References and Work History

• One supervisor reference within the past year required (charge nurse references not accepted)
• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Employment verification for last 7 years required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start

Additional Notes

• Weekend call-out policy includes mandatory makeup shifts within 6 weeks
• Makeup shifts replace scheduled weekday shifts to avoid overtime unless approved
• Makeup shifts labeled as “Weekend Makeup”
• Missed makeup shifts result in rescheduling and coaching final warning for attendance
• Travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and nurses considering this ER travel nursing position.