EP Lab Registered Nurse
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Job Opportunity: EP Lab Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Shift: Day, 4 shifts per week, 10 hours each (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Facility Type

• Short term acute care hospital
• Level II Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 426
• Charting system: EPIC

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Electrophysiology Lab experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification issued by American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience in circulating procedures
• Experience in procedural sedation administration and monitoring

Required Competencies and Exams

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score ≥85%)
• Color Blind Testing (must score ≥80%, required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER/ED, all ICU, Progressive Care, Stepdown, PACU, IR/Cath/EP/Endo/GI, Labor and Delivery units)

Required Trainings and Certifications

• Language Services Training (required for RNs)
• CAUTI Education Training (required for RNs except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training (required for RNs)
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (required for all RNs except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education Module (required for RNs except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training (required for RNs)
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training (required for RNs)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education (required for RNs)
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules (required for RNs)
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training (required for RNs)
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (required for RNs except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Awareness Module (required for RNs)
• AME Blood Administration Module (required for all RNs except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych and Home Health; must be updated annually)
• New Employee Orientation Module (must be completed by start date)
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (required for ER/ED RNs)
• eCart Training Module (required for all RNs except Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training (required for RNs; new module required if gap of 6+ months between assignments or module updated)
• Fire Safety Module (required for RNs and Allied Health as of 5/4/2026)
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for ER RNs with EPIC experience)

Health and Background Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start; must be updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation (T-Spot or QGold within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months)
• TB Questionnaire (must be updated annually)
• Immunizations or positive titers required for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician documented history)
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (declination accepted)
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted)
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred but not required
• Background checks including 7-year criminal history, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Sex Offender Search, Education Verification, and Foreign Equivalency Education Evaluation (if applicable)
• Employment application with 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)

Additional Compliance and Documentation

• Driver’s license or state ID with photo matching legal name required on first day
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required if applicable to certain units
• References per standard requirements
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start
• Various attestations related to trainings and modules must be signed and submitted (often via DocuSign)

Schedule and Work Environment

• 4 shifts per week, 10 hours each (7:00 AM – 5:30 PM)
• Free parking available

This position offers an opportunity to work in a high-acuity EP Lab environment within a large acute care hospital and Level II trauma center, utilizing EPIC for charting and requiring specialized procedural skills in electrophysiology nursing.