Telemetry RN
Milford, Connecticut
Milford Hospital

Registered Nurse (Telemetry)

Location: Milford, CT Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks

Facility and Unit

• Short-term acute care hospital with 426 total staffed beds
• Level II trauma center (local)
• Free parking

Schedule

• Night shifts, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• 36 hours per week
• Works every other weekend
• Floats as needed
• Time off (RTO): 7 days require approval

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• First-time travelers accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Competencies

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam with a score of 85% or higher, completed within 12 months of start
• Online color blind test with a score of 80% or higher, dated on or after the signed contract
• Skills checklist completed within 12 months of start

Preferred

• Tdap vaccination within 10 years of start (highly preferred; declination accepted)
• COVID vaccine series, if previously received

Required Trainings and Attestations

Each training requires completing the module and signing an attestation, sent through DocuSign.

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