ICU RN
Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury Hospital

Registered Nurse - ICU

Location: Waterbury, Connecticut Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:30), 36 hours per week Patient Age Group: Adults Scrubs: Blue

Experience and Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience (3 years)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Community hospital experience
• Acknowledgement of pass/fail testing (RNs only)
• Pass the medication administration competency exam on day 1 with a minimum score of 90%. Candidates will be cancelled if the score is not met.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam (as applicable by profession): minimum score of 80%
• Competency exam (as applicable by profession/specialty): minimum score of 80%
• Primary source license verification within 30 days of start
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Certifications

• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI, required
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI, required
• PALS (AHA Provider, Instructor, or RQI accepted), as required
• NRP, as required
• TNCC, required for ER

Preferred Qualifications

• None stated

Role Details

• Unit accepts first-time travelers
• Weekend coverage: every other weekend
• Float: Required to float to Ms/Tele and Tele units. Will only take assignments within scope of practice.
• Local candidates: Candidates within 75 miles are considered local and this must be noted upon submission.

Skills

• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Pulmonary artery line/Swan-Ganz monitoring
• Central line care/management
• Starting IVs
• Care of ventilated patients
• Ventilator management

Background and Compliance

• Standard background check, updated annually, including a 7-year county search and a nationwide sex offender search. International searches are not required.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks run within 30 days of start and updated monthly
• Connecticut state exclusion list check run within 30 days of start and updated monthly

Health Documents

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an NP, PA, or DO. Not required annually.
• TB: negative TSpot, QuantiFERON-Gold, 2-step PPD, or 2 PPDs within 1 year, updated annually. If positive, chest X-ray within 5 years of start and TB questionnaire annually.
• Rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters or proof of vaccines prior to a low titer.
• Hepatitis B: declination, completed vaccine series, or positive antibody titer
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 1 year of start. Not required annually.
• Flu vaccination documentation for the 2026-27 season (October 1 through May 31), including name, date administered, and vaccine name. Facility exemption accepted. Working candidates have until 12/4 to submit documentation.
• COVID vaccines required. Medical or religious exemptions may be submitted on facility-specific forms.

Facility Documents and Training

• Hand hygiene policy: review only, nothing to submit
• COVID-19 and flu exemption forms (medical, religious, or deferral), as applicable
• Facility modules assigned after candidates receive login credentials from the facility. Modules must be completed before the first day.

Professional References

• 2 professional references within 3 years of start