Chemotherapy RN
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport Hospital

Registered Nurse (Chemo) - Travel/Contract

Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Contract Length: 12 weeks

Job Details

• Shift: Day shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (07:00 - 19:30)
• Work every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Facility type: Short term acute care hospital, Level II Trauma Center
• Will float to other MedSurg units as needed
• Charting system: EPIC (experience required)
• Scrubs color: Royal blue

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Registered Nurse license valid in Connecticut (or Compact RN license with CT application within 72 hours if not currently held)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC only
• Chemotherapy certification (ONS/ONCC required for Oncology unit)
• NIH Stroke Certification (required for all RNs except Behavioral Health, Case Management, Home Health, OR, Pediatric units, NICU, Labor and Delivery)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC only (check unit requirements)
• Other certifications may be required depending on unit (e.g., PALS, NRP, TNCC)

Required Experience

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (Chemo)
• Minimum years of experience: 3 years in specialty

Required Training & Competencies

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (must score 85%) within 12 months of start
• Color Blind Testing (must score 80% or higher; required for all candidates starting on/after 8/2/2024)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for RNs in Telemetry, MedSurg/Tele, ER/ED, ICU, Progressive Care, Stepdown, PACU, Cath Lab, Labor and Delivery; not required for NICU, Psych/Behavioral Health, Pediatric, Ambulatory units)
• EPIC testing or training (required for ER RNs with EPIC experience; onsite training provided if testing not passed or not completed)

Required Background & Documentation

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, including SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, and education verification
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Foreign Equivalency Education Evaluation and official transcript if internationally educated
• Verification of highest level of education
• Employment application with 7-year work history and no gaps greater than 90 days
• Work history verification for last 7 years (attestations not accepted)
• References per standard (for RRT, one reference must be from a supervisor)
• Attestation of prior radiation exposure if applicable to certain units

Required Health Documents & Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 12 months of start, updated annually (3M N95 preferred; exemptions require approval)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray documentation (T-Spot or QGold within 6 months, or 2 PPDs within 12 months)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or positive titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Varicella
  • Hepatitis B (or declination within 1 year)
• Tdap vaccination highly preferred for Pediatric specialties, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum (declination acceptable)
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 - 03/31)
• COVID vaccine series preferred

Facility-Specific Training & Modules (must be completed and attested)

• Language Services Training
• CAUTI Education Training (except PICU, NICU, Psychiatry/Behavioral Health)
• Suicide Risk and Environmental Assessment Training
• Mobile Heartbeat Alarm Module (except ER/ED, Pediatrics, ICU, NICU)
• Stroke Education (except Pediatric specialties and NICU)
• CLABSI Prevention for Adult and Pediatric Training
• Preventing Pressure Injury Training
• Patient Transportation with Oxygen Education
• Pyxis ES MedStation Modules
• Baxter Pump Interoperability Training
• Patient Bedside Rounding (except OR, Behavioral Health, Ambulatory, ER/ED)
• Ventricular Assist Device Awareness (except certain hospitals)
• AME Blood Administration Module (except Case Managers, Behavioral Health/Psych, Home Health)
• New Employee Orientation Module
• 21st Century Cures Act Module (required for RN except Home Health)
• ED Handbook (for ED/ER RNs only)
• eCart Training Module (not required for Pediatric, Periop/OR, Outpatient, Case Managers, Home Health)
• Chaperone Policy Training
• Fire Safety Module (effective 5/4/2026 and forward)

Additional Information

• Candidate must have photo ID matching legal name on first day
• Must be willing to work every other weekend and holidays as needed
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum of 1 year of oncology nursing experience within the last year
• Current Chemotherapy certification (CHEMO)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience with EPIC electronic health record system