ER Registered Nurse
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse (ER) - Travel/Contract

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each

  • Day shift: 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
  • Evening shift: 3:00 PM – 3:00 AM
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Float: Will cross-train and float to other campuses and ED observation within scope
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:6 (days and nights)
• Orientation: Virtual orientation on Friday, onsite reporting Monday
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes
• Trauma Level: Level 1 Trauma experience required
• Unit Assignment: Assigned primarily to one campus with possible rotation to others and ED observation
• Restrictions: Travelers do not work trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Minimum 1.5 years of recent Emergency Department (ED) experience, including experience within the last year
• Trauma experience required
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Certifications:

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Compliance & Training Requirements

• Background checks including 7-year criminal history, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG
• Education verification and foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (minimum 85% score)
• Color Blind Testing (minimum 80% score)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (required for Telemetry, MS/Tele, ER/ED, ICU, Progressive Care, Stepdown, PACU, IR/Cath Lab, Labor and Delivery)
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain campuses)
• 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 ER/ED RNs)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)

Health & Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually (clean shaven required)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (Tdap declination accepted)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or titers for Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Hepatitis B (declination accepted with conditions)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Additional Requirements

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

Weekend Call-Out Policy

• Missed weekend shifts must be made up on another weekend shift within 6 weeks
• Make-up shifts scheduled based on staffing needs and may replace a weekday shift to avoid overtime
• If make-up shift is missed, it will be rescheduled to the next weekend with a final warning for attendance

Facility Highlights

• Short Term Acute Care Facility
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic
• Parking Cost: $125/month

This summary includes all relevant information for healthcare recruiters and workers considering this Registered Nurse travel contract position in the Emergency Room.