Stepdown RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse - Step Down

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: 12/18/2026

Assignment Details

• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30), 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Ratio: Average 1:5-6
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• On call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Float: Will float within scope to meet facility needs
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• RTO: Time off greater than 7 days requires approval

Facility Details

• Short-term acute care hospital
• Level I trauma center
• 1,567 total staffed beds
• Scrub color: Royal blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Stepdown experience (2 years)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Required Health Documents

• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start; does not need annual update
• Fit test: Within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for fit testing. 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ preferred; other masks accepted if the size is included.
• TB: Negative T-spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start (the second PPD may be pending at start). A TB questionnaire is required and must be updated annually. Positive history requires a chest X-ray within 1 year of start.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Low titers may require boosters.
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, proof of the 3-dose series with dates, or a declination within 1 year of start
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history. Low or equivocal titers require booster documentation.
• 10-panel drug screen: Within 12 months of start. Rapid 10-panel accepted; does not need annual update.
• Flu vaccine or exemption: Required during flu season (09/01-03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline for 2026-27 is 12/01.

Preferred

• COVID initial vaccine series, if previously received

Required Trainings and Modules

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module
• Stroke education module and attestation (NIHSS module required prior to start)
• 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 awareness module
• Blood administration module (annual update)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• New employee orientation module, completed and provided by end of day on start date
• Pre-start EHR testing for ER RNs with EHR experience. Inpatient RNs are enrolled in onsite EHR training unless they pass a test-out assessment.