Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Registered Nurse: MS/Tele

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Unit: 34-bed unit Weekends/Holidays: Works every other weekend and holidays as needed Float: Will float as needed

Facility Details

• Short-term acute care hospital
• 426 total staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center
• Free parking

Requirements

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

Unit-Specific and Conditional Certifications

• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course): required for ER; preferred for Pediatric ER
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute): required for Psychiatric/Behavioral Health; preferred for ER RNs
• Other certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, EFM, chemotherapy) may be required depending on the unit; check the unit description when qualifying.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid 10-panel accepted; each panel must be listed)
• TB documentation (negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months; positive history requires chest X-ray within 1 year and TB questionnaire)
• TB questionnaire required annually
• Immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella (titer or 2 MMR vaccines), varicella (titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history), and hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series proof, or declination within 1 year)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season; declinations are not allowed
• Fit test (N95) within 12 months of start, updated annually; candidates must be clean-shaven for fit testing
• Medical exemptions require facility-approved forms

Preferred

• Tdap within 10 years of start for Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, and Postpartum (a Tdap declination is acceptable)
• Initial COVID vaccine series, if previously received

Required Training and Attestations

• Facility training modules with attestations, including language services, CAUTI, CLABSI, pressure injury prevention, patient transport with oxygen, medication dispensing system, infusion pump interoperability, bedside rounding, VAD awareness, AME blood administration (annual), 21st Century Cures Act, ED handbook (ED/ER RNs), eCart, chaperone policy, fire safety, suicide risk assessment, stroke education, and Mobile Heartbeat alarm (not required for ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, or NICU)
• Facility orientation module, completed by end of day on start date
• Stroke education module and NIHSS module before start