Emergency Department Registered Nurse
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Emergency Room (ER)

Location

• City: New Haven, Connecticut

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: Day shift, 3 shifts of 12 hours each (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours
• Floating: Will cross-train and float within scope to other campuses including ED Observation and other Emergency Departments
• On-call: Not required

Patient Care & Unit Details

• Unit: Emergency Department (ED)
• Ratios: Average 1:6 patients during day and night shifts
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level 1 Trauma Center
• Trauma Level: Level 1 Trauma experience required
• Travelers are assigned to one campus but may rotate to others and ED observation units
• Travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse in Emergency Department
• Required Years of Experience: Minimum 1.5 years from a similar hospital; preferred 2 years
• Prior travel experience: Not accepted for first-time travelers (first-timers not accepted)

Certifications Required

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Licensure

• Pending license accepted
• Must have valid RN license appropriate for Connecticut or Compact license with application for CT license within 72 hours if not currently held

Orientation & Start Dates

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

Key Policies

• Weekend call-out makeup policy applies with specific rescheduling and coaching procedures for missed weekend shifts

Required Documentation & Compliance

• Background Checks:

  • 7-year criminal background check (updated annually)
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
  • Sex offender search
• Education Verification:

  • Highest level of education verified; foreign equivalency reports required for internationally educated candidates
• Employment History:

  • 7 years work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
  • Work history verification required for last 7 years
• References:

  • One supervisor reference within the past year required for ICU/CTICU; standard references for other units
• Skills Checklist: Required within 12 months of start
• Physical Exam: Required within 12 months of start
• Drug Testing: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test: Required within 12 months and updated annually; clean-shaven required for fit testing
• Immunizations and Health Requirements:

  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
  • Tdap vaccination highly preferred for certain specialties (not required)
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) immunity or vaccination
  • Hepatitis B immunity or vaccination/declination
  • Varicella immunity or vaccination
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season
  • COVID vaccination preferred but not required
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (85% passing score)
  • Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting 8/2/2024)
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for certain units (not required for ED)
• Facility-Specific Training Modules (to be completed and attested):

  • Language Services Training
  • CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry)
  • Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
  • Mobile Heartbeat Alarm (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 hospitals)
  • AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health, Home Health)
  • New Employee Orientation Module
  • 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
  • ED Handbook (required for ED RNs)
  • eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
  • Chaperone Policy Training
  • Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026 and forward)

Additional Notes

• Parking cost: Approximately $125/month
• Charting system: Epic
• RTO (Return to Office) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Travelers will not be assigned to trauma/rescue rooms or locked behavioral health units
• Must comply with facility policies on weekend call-outs and makeup shifts

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• Trauma experience
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification