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

Registered Nurse – Telemetry (Travel/Contract)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (Telemetry)
• Shift: Night shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
• Float between sister units including Observation
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:5-6 (days, nights, weekends)
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed Hours

Facility Type

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

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Minimum 2 years of Telemetry nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Competency & Certification Requirements

• Medication/Pharmacology Competency Exam (minimum 85% score) within 12 months of start
• Color Blind Testing (minimum 80% score) required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam required for Telemetry and related units
• NIH Stroke Certification required unless working in Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric units, or NICU
• Additional certifications may be required depending on unit (e.g., ACLS, PALS, TNCC) – verify unit-specific requirements

Mandatory Trainings & Modules

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric 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 hospitals)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RNs 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
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026)

Health & Background Requirements

• Physical Exam within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test within 12 months, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric, Labor & Delivery, Postpartum (Tdap declination accepted)
• Negative TB test or Chest X-Ray documentation (various accepted tests)
• Annual TB Questionnaire
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) immunity via positive titer or 2 vaccines; boosters required if titers low
• Hepatitis B immunity or declination within 1 year of start
• Varicella immunity via positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history; boosters required if low titer
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (9/1 – 3/31)
• COVID vaccination series preferred

Background & Employment History

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days
• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start (including SSN trace, national sex offender, federal checks)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start
• Education verification required; foreign equivalency reports accepted from approved agencies for internationally educated candidates
• Verification of last 7 years of employment required (attestations not accepted)
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start

Additional Notes

• No on-call requirement
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Candidate must have photo ID matching legal name on first day
• EPIC testing encouraged for RNs with prior EPIC experience; onsite training provided if testing not completed or failed

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