Stepdown RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse Tele - Stepdown Neuro

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Facility type: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 total staffed beds Unit: Neuro telemetry unit Contract length: 13 weeks Employment type: Travel/Contract Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Start: Friday start is all virtual orientation; report onsite Monday.

Job Details

• Average ratio: 1:4-5 for both days and nights
• Guaranteed hours
• Call: No
• Float: Yes (may float to other units)
• Block: No
• Return to office (RTO): more than 7 days upon approval
• Charting system: Epic

Requirements

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

Other Certifications Listed

• ACLS and BLS: AHA or ARC only; check unit requirements
• NRP: required for NICU only

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years (highly preferred; declination accepted)
• COVID vaccine series if previously received

Facility Training Modules

Complete these before or at start, using facility-provided modules and attestations:

• Language services training
• CAUTI education
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment
• Mobile heartbeat alarm
• CLABSI prevention
• Preventing pressure injury
• Patient transportation with oxygen
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules
• Baxter pump interoperability
• Patient bedside rounding
• Ventricular assist device awareness
• Blood administration (annual update)
• Stroke education and NIHSS module
• 21st Century Cures Act
• eCart training
• Chaperone policy
• Fire safety
• New employee orientation (copy due by end of day on start date)