OR Circulate Scrub RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

OR RN - Ortho Surgical Center

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Registered Nurse

Shift and Schedule

• Shift: Day, 7:00 to 17:30
• Schedule: 4x10s or 5x8s (10 hours per day, 40 hours per week)
• Must stay until the end of the case if it runs past shift end time.
• Guaranteed hours.
• Weekends are not required.
• On-call is not required.
• Not open to accommodating a block schedule.
• Return-to-office (RTO) greater than 7 days requires approval.

Facility Highlights

• Short-term acute care facility
• Level I Trauma Center
• 1,567 total staffed beds
• Scrubs provided (Misty Green)

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Connecticut.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing.
• Two years of operating room (OR) experience, with OR experience within the last year.
• One completed travel assignment.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• NIHSS certification.

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

Background and identity

• Photo ID matching legal name on the first day.
• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• Highest level of education verification. Diplomas are not accepted. Education must be from an accredited school.
• Foreign equivalency report and diploma for internationally educated candidates.
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days.
• Verification of the last 7 years of employment for start dates on or after 8/2/2024.
• References within 3 years of start: 2 professional references for travel.

Health and screening

• Physical exam within 12 months of start.
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start.
• TB: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months of start, or 2 PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines.
• 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 or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Deadline 12/01. Declinations are not allowed.
• N95 fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Must be clean shaven for fit testing.
• Radiation exposure attestation required for OR units, updated after a 30-day gap in assignment.

Certifications and competencies (unit-dependent; check the unit description)

• ACLS, PALS, and NRP (NRP for NICU only).
• Technology certification verification is not applicable to this RN role.
• NIH Stroke Certification (not required for pediatric, case management, behavioral health, or home health).
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam within 12 months of start, passing score 85%.
• Color blind test (online), passing score 80%. Exams dated before the signed contract are not accepted.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam, as required by unit.
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start.

Training modules and attestations

• Language services training.
• CAUTI education training (not required for PICU, NICU, or psychiatry/behavioral health).
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training.
• Stroke education module (not required for pediatric, case management, behavioral health, or home health).
• CLABSI prevention training.
• Preventing pressure injury training.
• Patient transportation with oxygen education.
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules.
• Baxter pump interoperability training.
• Ventricular assist device awareness module.
• AME blood administration module, updated annually (not required for case management, behavioral health, or home health).
• 21st Century Cures Act module (required for RNs, except home health).
• Fire safety module.
• Chaperone policy training.
• New employee orientation module, provided by end of day on start date.
• Compliance checklist (for internal use only).