ER RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse – ER

Assignment Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Contract length: 6 weeks (one 6-week contract only; needs are for winter coverage)
• Start: ASAP, must start by 12/11
• Shift: Day, 4x12s, 7:00 to 19:30 (12 hours/day, 48 hours/week)
• Float scope: May float to EDs across the system's campuses
• Other: No RTO

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of 2 years, with ED experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• 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)
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background and Identity

• Seven-year criminal background check (SSN trace, county and statewide searches, national and federal databases), completed within 12 months of start and updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, within 30 days of start
• Photo ID matching legal name, due on first day
• Highest-level education verification; diplomas are not accepted, and only accredited schools are accepted
• Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma

Work History and References

• Employment application with a 7-year work history and no gaps longer than 90 days
• Work history verification for the last 7 years (attestations not accepted for starts on or after 8/2/2024)
• Two professional references within 3 years of start
• Skills checklist within 12 months of start

Health Documents

• Physical exam within 12 months of start (no annual update)
• Fit test within 12 months, updated annually; must be clean shaven. Preferred mask is 3M N95 1860 (Small or Regular) or 1870+, or any mask if the size is provided
• TB: negative T-SPOT or QuantiFERON within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months (second PPD may be pending at start). Positive history requires a chest X-ray within 1 year and a TB questionnaire
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted; panels cannot be combined)
• Measles, mumps, rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31); declinations not allowed; deadline 12/01

Required Trainings and Attestations

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Medication dispensing system modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• AME blood administration module, updated annually
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• ED Handbook (ED/ER RNs)
• eCART training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• Stroke education module and NIHSS module
• Electronic health record testing or training (pre-start for candidates with prior experience, otherwise during orientation)
• New employee orientation module, copy due by end of day on start date