ER RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse - ER

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Contract: 10 weeks, winter coverage only Start: By 12/18/2026 Employment type: Travel/Contract

Assignment Details

• Short-term acute care hospital, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Assigned to one campus, with possible rotation to other campuses; cross-trains and floats within the health system
• Travelers do not receive trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units
• Ratios: average 1:6 on days and 1:6 on nights
• Guaranteed hours
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• Not on-call
• Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Does not accommodate block schedules
• Pending licenses accepted

Schedule

• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 19:00-7:00
• 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• No holiday RTO
• No more than 5 days RTO; RTO longer than 7 days requires approval
• Weekend call-outs: the missed shift is made up on another weekend within the next 6 weeks (or before the contract ends). Missing a make-up shift results in automatic rescheduling to the following weekend and a coaching final warning for time and attendance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• ED - Emergency Department experience (1.5 years)
• ED - Emergency Department 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
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Required Training and Attestations

Completed electronically, typically before start:

• Language services training
• CAUTI education
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Stroke education module
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) awareness module
• AME blood administration module (updated annually)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• New employee orientation module, due by end of day on start date

Background, Identity, and Verification

• Driver's license or state ID with a photo matching the legal name, on the first day
• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Verification of highest level of education (accredited schools only)
• Foreign equivalency evaluation and diploma required for internationally educated candidates
• Work history verification for the last 7 years
• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps longer than 90 days
• 2 professional references
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure is not required for this role

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• TB: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months (second PPD may be pending at start); TB questionnaire updated annually
• Measles, mumps, rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
• Tdap highly preferred; declination accepted
• COVID vaccine series preferred if previously received
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31), with a 12/01 deadline; declinations are not allowed
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually; must be clean-shaven (3M N95 1860 or 1870+ preferred; facility provides a universal mask if needed)