ER RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Setting: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 total staffed beds Employment type: Travel/Contract (winter coverage)

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 10 weeks
• Start: Must start by 12/18/2026
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00–07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Ratios: Average 1:6 on days and 1:6 on nights
• Assignment scope: Assigned to one campus, with possible rotation to other campuses. Cross-trains and floats between campuses. Travelers do not receive trauma/rescue rooms, triage, or locked behavioral health units.
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Float within scope: Yes
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• On-call: Not required
• Local radius restrictions: Waived for this 10-week assignment
• Experience accepted: First-time travelers accepted

Schedule and Time Off

• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Time off: No holiday RTO. No more than 5 days RTO. RTO greater than 7 days requires approval.
• Weekend call-outs: A missed weekend shift is made up on another weekend shift within the next 6-week scheduling period (sooner if the contract ends first). The traveler may contact the traveler managers right after the missed shift to request a make-up day. Make-up shifts replace a weekday shift in the same week to avoid overtime unless overtime is approved. A second call-out on a make-up shift is rescheduled to the following weekend with a coaching final warning for time and attendance.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ED - Emergency Department (1.5 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
• 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 (NIH Stroke Scale certification, with at least 2 CE hours from an acceptable provider)

Background and Identity

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Verification of highest level of education. Diplomas are not accepted. Education must be from accredited schools.
• Internationally educated candidates need a foreign equivalency report and diploma.
• Photo ID matching legal name required on the first day

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start
• TB: negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold within 6 months of start, or 2 PPD tests at least 1 week apart within 12 months of start. TB questionnaire updated annually.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines. Hepatitis B: positive titer, proof of 3-dose series, or declination within 1 year of start.
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01–03/31). Declinations are not allowed. Deadline 12/01.
• Tdap is highly preferred. A declination is acceptable if the candidate does not want the vaccine.
• N95 fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidate must be clean-shaven for fit testing.

Required Training and Attestations

• Language services, CAUTI education, CLABSI prevention, and preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen, patient bedside rounding, and ventricular assist device awareness
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• Stroke education module and NIHSS module before start
• ED handbook (required for ED/ER RNs)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• Medication dispensing system modules, infusion pump interoperability training, eCart module, and chaperone policy training
• Blood administration module, updated annually
• Fire safety module and new employee orientation module (copy due by end of day on start date)