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

Registered Nurse - CCU

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

Facility and Unit

• Facility: Short-term acute care hospital, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Unit: CCU
• Assignment: Primarily SDU (stepdown unit) assignments at a 1:3 ratio, with occasional ICU coverage as needed
• Float Scope: PCU, other ICUs, and another campus as needed
• Weekend Coverage: End-of-week (EOW) coverage
• On-Call: None

Schedule

• Shift: Day, 3 x 12 hours (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:3 days, nights, and weekends

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• 2 years of Cardiac Stepdown experience
• Cardiac Stepdown experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• CCU (Coronary Care) experience

Preferred

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

Training and Attestations (RN)

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI education training (not required for PICU, NICU, or Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing Pressure Injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Medication dispensing system modules
• Infusion pump interoperability training
• Stroke education module, plus the NIHSS module before start
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training (RNs and allied)
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) awareness module
• AME Blood Administration Module, updated annually
• Fire Safety Module (RNs and allied)
• Chaperone Policy Training (RNs and allied)
• eCart training module
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• New employee orientation module, provided by end of day on start date
• Electronic health record training during orientation, with an optional pre-start test-out for candidates with prior experience

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Completed within 12 months of start
• Fit test (N95 mask): Completed within 12 months and updated annually. Candidates must be clean-shaven for testing.
• TB: Negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs within 12 months of start. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Booster rules apply to 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
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31). Declinations are not allowed; medical or religious exemptions are accepted.
• Medical exemptions: Available for vaccine requirements, with required forms

References

• 2 professional references within 3 years of start, for travel acute care assignments