Step-Down Registered Nurse
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Travel/Contract Registered Nurse (Step Down)

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Facility Type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
Shift: 3x12 hour nights (1900-0730), every other weekend, float as needed

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of Registered Nurse experience (specialty)

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for all RNs except Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric specialties, NICU, Labor and Delivery)

Required Skills and Competencies

• Epic experience required
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
• Color Blind Testing (must score 80%, required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, ICU, Progressive Care, PACU, IR/Cath/EPEndo/GI units; not required for NICU or Psych/Behavioral Health)

License Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse license for Connecticut
• Primary source verification required within 30 days of start

Background Checks and Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (must be updated annually)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• Education verification (official transcripts required if third-party verification unavailable)
• Sex offender search
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation (for internationally educated RNs only)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• TB questionnaire (updated annually)
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
  • Varicella
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (declination accepted)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccine series preferred

Facility-Specific Training and Compliance

• Stroke Education Module (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing (required for RNs with Epic experience who do not want to complete training onsite)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption process

Employment History and Documentation

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure (if applicable to certain units)

Additional Notes

• Floating as needed within the department
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

This position offers an opportunity to work in a well-established acute care hospital with a Level II Trauma Center designation, requiring strong clinical skills, Epic proficiency, and adherence to comprehensive compliance and training standards.