Med Surg / Telemetry RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse - MS/Telemetry

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Nights, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00-07:00); 12 hours/day; 36 hours/week; guaranteed hours Start: Friday start is a virtual orientation; report onsite Monday.

Unit and Facility

• Unit: Neuro telemetry unit
• Facility type: Short-term acute care; Level I trauma center
• Total staffed beds: 1,567
• Average ratio: 1:4-5 for days and nights
• Call: No
• Block: No
• Float: Yes
• RTO: More than 7 days upon approval

Required Qualifications

• Active, valid RN license before the start date; must hold a Connecticut or Compact license (if not held, apply for a CT license within 72 hours and provide proof)
• Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, including experience within the last year; telemetry required
• Neuro MS/Telemetry experience, including experience working with neuro patients
• BLS (Basic Life Support) from AHA or ARC only
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Certifications and Competencies

• NIH Stroke Certification: Required for RNs; must include at least 2 CE hours from an accepted provider (AACN, AHA, APEX, Blue Cloud, or HealthStream)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: Required for telemetry units
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Must score 85%; required within 12 months of start
• Color blind test (online): Must score 80% or higher; required for all candidates

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Sanction checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG): Within 30 days of start
• Education verification: Highest level of education required; diplomas are not accepted. Education must come from an accredited school.
• International candidates: Foreign equivalency report and diploma required
• Work history: 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days; verification of last 7 years of employment
• References: 2 professional references (travel, acute care), within 3 years of start
• Skills checklist: Required within 12 months of start
• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; all 10 panels must be listed
• TB: Negative T-Spot or QGold within 6 months, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months; TB questionnaire updated annually
• Immunity: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella); hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year of start; varicella titer or 2 vaccines
• Influenza: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31); declinations are not allowed
• Fit testing: Within 12 months of start, updated annually; must be clean shaven
• Tech/Nurse competency and state verification: NURSYS and primary source license verification within 30 days of start

Facility Training and Attestations

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

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination (highly preferred; a declination is acceptable)
• Initial series of COVID vaccines (if previously received)