MICU RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

MICU RN (Registered Nurse), Nights

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut Contract length: 13 weeks Employment type: Travel/Contract

Overview

• Unit: 10-bed medical ICU
• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, 426 staffed beds, Level II Trauma Center
• Parking: Free
• Charting system: EPIC

Schedule

• Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Works every other weekend and floats as needed

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid RN license in Connecticut. Current CT license or Compact license, verified through NURSYS within 30 days of start. If a candidate does not hold one, they must apply for a CT license within 72 hours and provide proof.
• Experience: MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) experience of 2 years, including experience within the last year
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
  • BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Stroke certification: NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification, with at least 2 hours of continuing education (CE)
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Systems: Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Initial series of COVID vaccines, if already received

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: 7-year criminal background check (updated annually), SSN trace, sex offender and federal checks, HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks (within 30 days of start), and an ID matching legal name on day one
• Education: Verification of highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted. Only accredited schools are accepted. International candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Health:

  • Physical exam within 12 months of start
  • 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
  • TB documentation (negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months), plus a TB questionnaire updated annually
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation (titer, vaccine series, or accepted declination)
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (09/01 to 03/31), with a 12/01 deadline. Declinations are not allowed.
  • Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually, clean shaven (N95 or accepted mask)
• Facility training: Online modules with attestations, including:

  • Language services
  • CAUTI education
  • Suicide risk and environmental assessment
  • Mobile heartbeat alarm
  • Stroke education (plus NIHSS module before start)
  • CLABSI prevention
  • Preventing pressure injury
  • Patient transportation with oxygen
  • Automated dispensing cabinet modules
  • Baxter pump interoperability
  • Patient bedside rounding
  • Ventricular assist device awareness
  • Blood administration (updated annually)
  • 21st Century Cures Act
  • ED handbook (ED/ER RNs only)
  • eCart training
  • Chaperone policy
  • Fire safety
  • Facility EPIC training or testing, for ER RNs only
• New employee orientation module: Completion certificate due by end of day on start date