Burn ICU RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Registered Nurse - BICU

Overview

• Role: Registered Nurse (RN), BICU
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Facility Type: Short-term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center, 426 total staffed beds
• Parking: Free parking available

Schedule

• Shift: Nights, 3 x 12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 36 hours per week, 12 hours per day
• Weekends: Works every other weekend
• Float: Floats as needed. May need to take a non-critical assignment because both patient populations are on the unit.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of Burn ICU experience, with Burn ICU experience within the last year
• Certification: NIHSS

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years (a declination is acceptable)
• Initial COVID vaccine series, if previously received

Training Requirements

Completed through facility modules and attestations sent via DocuSign:

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module
• Stroke education module
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Medication dispensing system modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• AME blood administration module (updated annually)
• New employee orientation module (completed by end of day on start date)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• ED handbook (ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• NIH stroke certification (at least 2 CE hours required)

Health Documentation

• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• TB: Negative TB test (T-Spot or QGold within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months), or chest X-ray for positive history. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Immunity: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines (measles, mumps, rubella). Hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination within 1 year. Varicella titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history.
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31), or a medical or religious exemption. Declinations are not allowed. Deadline: 12/01.
• Fit test: N95 fit test within 12 months, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven for testing.

Background and History

• Criminal background check: 7-year check, updated annually
• Sanctions checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start
• Identity: Photo ID matching legal name on the first day
• Work history: 7-year work history with no gaps greater than 90 days, verified for all start dates on or after 8/2/2024
• References: 2 professional references (travel, allied, per diem acute care) within 3 years of start