Stepdown RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Step Down Registered Nurse (SDU)

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 10 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Facility Overview

• Short-term acute care
• Level I Trauma Center
• 1,567 total staffed beds

Assignment Details

• Primarily SDU (Step-Down Unit) assignments with a 1:3 ratio
• Occasional ICU coverage if needed
• Average ratio of 1:3 on days, nights, and weekends
• Not on call
• Every other weekend (EOW) coverage
• Float to PCU, other ICUs, and other campus as needed
• Accepts first-time travelers

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• 2 years of stepdown experience
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually (candidates must be clean-shaven for fit testing)
• TB documentation: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months of start. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Immunity documentation for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B (titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year of start). Medical exemptions require facility approval.
• Annual flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline: 12/01.

Facility Training

• One-time training modules with attestations, including:

  • Language services
  • CAUTI education
  • Suicide risk and environmental assessment
  • CLABSI prevention
  • Preventing pressure injury
  • Patient transportation with oxygen
  • Stroke education (includes NIHSS module before start)
  • Ventricular assist device awareness
  • Mobile heartbeat alarm
  • Patient bedside rounding
  • Baxter pump interoperability
  • Medication dispensing system modules
  • Blood administration module (updated annually)
  • 21st Century Cures Act
  • Chaperone policy
  • Fire safety
  • eCart
  • New employee orientation module, due by end of day on start date

Preferred

• Initial COVID vaccine series, if the candidate has received it