Job info

Employment type: Travel/Contract
Location: Milford, Connecticut
Contract length: 10 weeks, winter coverage only
Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
Local radius restrictions: Waived for the 10-week assignment
Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, 426 staffed beds, local Level II Trauma Center, part of a health system
Free parking is available
Charting system: Epic

Shift: Nights, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30)
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Weekends: Works every other weekend
Floating: Will float if needed
Time off (RTO): No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO; 7 days of RTO require approval

Valid RN license in Connecticut
2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
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
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Experience working with adult patients
Experience with central line management
IV insertion skills
Experience with IV vasopressors
Experience with ventilator management
Experience with CPAP/BiPAP

Medication/pharmacology competency exam within 12 months, passing score 85%
Color blind test (online), passing score 80%, dated on or after the signed contract

Physical exam within 12 months of start
Fit test within 12 months, updated annually (must be clean shaven for testing)
10-panel drug screen within 12 months
Negative TB test within 6 months (T-Spot or QGold), or 2 PPDs within 12 months; TB questionnaire updated annually
Immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (positive titer or 2 vaccines), and hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year)
Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01-03/31); declinations are not allowed

7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
Primary source verification of license and NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
Work history verification for the last 7 years, with no gaps greater than 90 days
2 professional references (within 3 years of start)
Photo ID matching legal name on first day

Required modules with attestations include: language services, CAUTI, CLABSI prevention, pressure injury prevention, transport with oxygen, bedside rounding, ventricular assist device awareness, blood administration, 21st Century Cures Act, ED Handbook, eCart, chaperone policy, fire safety, stroke education, suicide risk assessment, Pyxis medication dispensing, and Baxter pump interoperability
Completed orientation module due by end of day on start date