Critical Care Float ICU RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse MS/Tele

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 10 weeks (winter coverage only) Start date: ASAP, must start by 12/18/2026

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Ratios: Average 1:5-6, days, nights, and weekends
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Time off: No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accepted
• Local radius restrictions: Waived for the 10-week assignment

Assignment Details

• Role: Overflow Vents assignment with pulmonary vented and vent-weaning patients. Also requires understanding of taking up to a 5 non-vent patient assignment.
• Float scope: May float within scope to meet facility needs, frequently between sister units NP1 and EP 4-6.

Facility Highlights

• Type: Short-term acute care
• Designation: Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,567
• Scrub color: Royal blue
• Charting system: Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• 2 years of Critical Care Float experience, including experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Ventilator experience
• Tracheostomy experience
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background: 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start. Photo ID matching legal name on first day.
• Work history: Employment application with 7 years of work history and no gaps greater than 90 days. Verification of last 7 years of employment (attestations not accepted). Skills checklist within 12 months of start.
• References: 2 professional references (travel) within 3 years of start
• Health: Physical exam within 12 months of start. TB documentation within 6 months (T-Spot or QuantiFERON) or 12 months (2 PPDs). TB questionnaire updated annually. 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start.
• Immunizations: Hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella documentation (titer, vaccines, or accepted declination). Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations not allowed.
• Respiratory protection: Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Must be clean shaven for fit testing. 3M N95 1860 or 1870+ preferred.
• Facility training modules with attestations: Language services, CAUTI education, suicide risk and environmental assessment, mobile heartbeat alarm (not required for ER/ED, pediatrics, ICU, or NICU), CLABSI prevention, preventing pressure injury, patient transport with oxygen, Pyxis MedStation, Baxter pump interoperability, patient bedside rounding, ventricular assist device awareness, AME blood administration (annual), 21st Century Cures Act, eCart, chaperone policy, fire safety, and new employee orientation module (due end of day on start date)
• Other: Pre-start EPIC testing for ER RNs only. Inpatient RNs are enrolled in onsite EPIC training unless they pass a test-out assessment.