Job info

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Contract: 10 weeks, winter coverage only
Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00), 12 hours/day, 36 hours/week
Guaranteed hours: Yes
Facility: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
Unit: ER
Assignment scope: Assigned to one campus, with possible rotation to other campuses. Will cross-train and float within scope to meet facility needs. Travelers do not receive trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units.
Ratios: Average 1:6 days, average 1:6 nights
Schedule: Weekends every other week. Not on-call. Block schedule not accommodated.
Time off: No holiday RTO. No more than 5 days RTO. RTO greater than 7 days requires approval.
Local radius restrictions: Waived for the 10-week assignment
Parking: At additional cost
Weekend call-out policy: A missed weekend shift is made up on another weekend shift within the next 6-week scheduling period (sooner if the contract ends first). The traveler must contact traveler managers immediately after the missed shift. A call-out on a make-up shift moves it to the following weekend, with a coaching final warning for time and attendance.

Valid RN license in Connecticut
Emergency Department (ED) experience of 1.5 years, with ED experience within the last year
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification, including at least 2 CE hours from an acceptable provider
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Facility

3.6rating(106 reviews)

5 nurses recommend working with Yale-New Haven Hospital

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ADDRESS20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510

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