Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Telemetry
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - MS/Telemetry

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (Telemetry)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratios:

  • Days: Average 1:4
  • Nights: Average 1:5
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Block Schedule: Not accommodated
• Pending License: Accepted if active prior to start date
• Guaranteed Hours: Yes

Facility Type

• Short Term Acute Care
• Level I Trauma Center
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,567
• Charting System: Epic

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty (Telemetry)
• First-timers: Accepted
• License: Active Registered Nurse license in Connecticut required prior to start
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
• Competencies:

  • Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%)
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for Telemetry and related units)
  • Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024, must score 80%)

Prior Travel Experience

• Not explicitly required

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Education verification required, including foreign equivalency for internationally educated RNs
• Employment application with 7-year work history, no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required if applicable to certain units

Health and Safety Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation required
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations/vaccinations:

  • Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (highly preferred for certain specialties)
  • Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines required
  • Hepatitis B: Positive titer, vaccine series, or declination accepted
  • Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history required
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 - 3/31)
• COVID vaccination preferred

Facility-Specific Training and Documentation

• Stroke Education Module (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Pyxis ES MedStation Training
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
• 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 ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• EPIC Testing (optional but highly encouraged for those with EPIC experience)
• Vaccination Booster Medical Exemption process available

Summary

This is a travel contract Registered Nurse position in telemetry at a large Level I Trauma Center in Connecticut. The role requires at least 2 years of telemetry nursing experience, BLS and ACLS certifications, and various competency exams. The position includes weekend work every other weekend, no on-call, and floating within scope. Extensive background checks, health screenings, and facility-specific training modules are required. First-time travelers are accepted, and pending licenses are allowed if active before start.