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Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Facility type: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center (1,567 total staffed beds)
Unit: PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Contract: 10 weeks, winter coverage only
Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
Schedule: Day (3x12, 7:00 to 19:00) or Night (3x12, 19:00 to 7:00), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Guaranteed hours: Yes
Pending license accepted: Yes
Local radius restrictions: Waived for this 10-week assignment
Time off: No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO
On-call: Not required
Block schedule: Not accommodated
Patient ratio: Average 1:2
Weekend requirement: Every other weekend

Valid RN license in Connecticut
PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care (2 years of experience)
PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care experience within the last year
One completed travel assignment
BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Travelers must float to other pediatric units as needed, only within their scope of practice.
Floating may include the Pediatric ED, NNICU, inpatient departments, and a psychiatric unit.
When floating outside the PICU, travelers take an assignment and care for their assigned patients, and are encouraged to contact the charge RN for questions or a brief unit orientation.

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ADDRESS20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510

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