ED RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

RN ED (ER) - Travel Registered Nurse

Assignment Overview

• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Unit: 16-bed ED Observation Unit, located separately from the Main ED, providing non-admitted observation level of care
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 4x12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:00 (12 hours per day, 48 hours per week)
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Ratios: Average 1:6 days and 1:6 nights
• Float: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Schedule: Open to accommodating a block schedule
• Weekend commitment: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Charting system: Epic

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 1.5 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience, with ED experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS certification
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam
• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam with a score of at least 85%, completed within 12 months of start
• Color blind test, online, with a score of at least 80%. Tests dated before the signed contract are not accepted
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start
• Does not accept first-time travelers

Scheduling and Policies

• Requests to return to work after more than 7 days require approval.
• If a candidate does not meet requirements for the main campus ED, they will only be scheduled in the observation unit. They may be considered for other campus EDs after successful contracts.
• If a weekend shift is missed, it is rescheduled as a make-up shift on another weekend within the next 6-week scheduling period (sooner if the contract ends first). Make-up shifts must replace a weekday shift that same week to avoid overtime, unless the manager approves overtime.
• A second missed make-up shift results in automatic rescheduling to the following weekend and a final coaching warning for time and attendance.

Background and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually, including SSN trace, county and statewide searches, national criminal and sex offender searches, federal extended search, and education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• Photo ID matching legal name on the first day.
• Verification of highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted. Education must be from accredited schools. Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Primary source verification of license within 30 days of start, and NURSYS verification within 30 days of start.
• Employment application with 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days.
• Work history verification for the last 7 years for start dates on or after 8/2/2024. Attestations are not accepted.
• Two professional references within 3 years of start (travel, allied, per diem acute care).
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure, if applicable to the assignment.

Health Documents

• Physical exam within 12 months of start.
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Panels cannot be combined.
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for fit testing. A 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ is preferred, but any mask is accepted if the size is listed. The facility provides a universal mask if 3M masks are unavailable.
• TB clearance: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON Gold within 6 months of start, or two negative PPDs at least one week apart within 12 months of start. Candidates with positive history need a chest X-ray within one year of start and a TB questionnaire.
• TB questionnaire, updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Booster requirements apply for low titers.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start.
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history. Booster requirements apply for low or equivocal results.
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline: 12/01.

Required Training and Attestations

• Pre-start electronic health record testing may be required for ER RNs with prior experience in that system, or for those who do not want to complete training at orientation.
• Language services training attestation.
• CAUTI education training attestation, excluding PICU, NICU, and psychiatry/behavioral health.
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training attestation.
• Stroke education module and attestation, plus NIHSS module before start.
• CLABSI prevention training attestation.
• Preventing pressure injury training attestation.
• Patient transportation with oxygen education attestation.
• Pyxis ES MedStation modules and attestation.
• Baxter pump interoperability training attestation.
• ED Handbook attestation for ED/ER RNs.
• eCart training module attestation.
• Chaperone policy training attestation.
• 21st Century Cures Act module attestation.
• Fire safety module attestation.
• AME blood administration module, updated annually.
• Vaccine exemption forms, if applicable.
• New employee orientation module, provided at orientation by end of day on start date.