RN Cardiac Stepdown
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Cardiac Stepdown

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

Job Summary

• Position: RN Cardiac Stepdown
• Patient Ratios: Average 1:4 (days and nights)
• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-time travelers accepted
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Yes, within scope to meet facility needs
• Block scheduling: Not accommodated
• Pending license accepted
• Return to Office (RTO) restrictions: RTO greater than 7 days requires approval
• Guaranteed hours

Specialty Requirements

• Competent to care for pre/post cardiac procedures and cardiac surgery patients
• Experience with chest tubes and pacer wires
• Care for Medical/Surgical Cardiac Patients at both floor and stepdown levels
• Patient population includes cardiology, cardiothoracic, and vascular patients
• Telemetry trained

Certifications Required

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check required 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
• State license primary source verification required within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification required within 30 days of start

Competency Exams and Training

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%) within 12 months of start
• Color Blind Testing (required for all candidates on/after 8/2/2024, must score 80%)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam required for telemetry, MS/Tele, ER, ICU, Progressive Care, PACU, IR/Cath/EPEndo/GI units (not required for NICU or Behavioral Health)

Facility-Specific Training and Documents

• Stroke Education Module and Attestation (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention Training for Adult and Pediatric patients
• 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 Modules
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding Module (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers and Behavioral Health/Psych and 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

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical Exam within 12 months of start
• Fit Mask Test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (Tdap declination acceptable)
• Negative TB test or Chest X-Ray documentation required
• TB Questionnaire updated annually
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) vaccination or positive titer required; boosters may be required based on titer results
• Hepatitis B vaccination or positive titer or declination accepted (declination must be within 1 year)
• Varicella vaccination or positive titer required; boosters may be required
• 10 Panel Drug Screen within 12 months of start (rapid accepted)
• Seasonal Flu Vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 - 03/31); declinations not allowed
• COVID vaccination preferred

Employment History and Documentation

• 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days required
• Work history verification for last 7 years required for all start dates on/after 8/2/2024
• Skills checklist required within 12 months of start
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure required for certain tech and specialty roles (not applicable for RN Cardiac Stepdown)

Additional Notes

• Telemetry and cardiac stepdown experience is essential
• Floating within scope expected
• Weekend work every other weekend required
• Pending license accepted, but state license verification must be completed within 30 days of start
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

This position offers an opportunity to work in a Level I Trauma Center with a large acute care facility using Epic charting.