ED Registered Nurse
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

ER Registered Nurse

Assignment Overview

• Contract length: 10 weeks (winter coverage only)
• Start date: Must start by 12/18/2026
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: New Haven, Connecticut
• Facility type: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 staffed beds
• Ratios: Average 1:6 days, average 1:6 nights
• Assigned to: One campus, with possible rotation to other campuses and ED observation
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Local radius restrictions: Waived for this 10-week assignment
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating a block schedule
• On-call: Not required

Schedule

• Shifts: Day (4x12 hours), 11:00 to 23:30; Evening (4x12 hours), 15:00 to 03:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Time off: No holiday RTO; no more than 5 days RTO

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of 1.5 years
• Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

Float Scope and Exclusions

• Float: Will cross-train and float within scope to other campuses and ED observation
• Exclusions: Travelers do not receive trauma/rescue rooms, triage assignments, or locked behavioral health units

Required Trainings and Attestations

• Language services training
• CAUTI education training
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training
• CLABSI prevention training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Pyxis MedStation modules
• Baxter pump interoperability training
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• Blood administration module (annual update)
• 21st Century Cures Act module
• ED Handbook attestation
• eCart training module
• Chaperone policy training
• Fire safety module
• New employee orientation module (provided by end of day on start date)

Health Requirements

• Physical exam: Within 12 months of start
• Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid 10-panel accepted; panels cannot be combined)
• Fit test: Within 12 months of start, updated annually. Candidates must be clean shaven. 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ preferred; any mask accepted if the size is included.
• TB: Negative T-Spot or QGold within 6 months of start, or 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart within 12 months (the second may be pending at start). TB questionnaire updated annually. Positive history requires a chest X-ray within 1 year of start.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines
• 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
• Influenza: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31); declinations not allowed. Deadline 12/01.

Background Checks and Verification

• 7-year criminal background check within 12 months of start, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification of highest level completed; diplomas are not accepted, and education must be from an accredited school
• Foreign-educated candidates must provide a foreign equivalency report and diploma
• Photo ID matching legal name required on the first day

Weekend Call-Out Policy

• A missed weekend shift is rescheduled as a make-up shift on another weekend within the next 6-week scheduling period (sooner if the contract ends first).
• Make-up shifts replace a scheduled weekday shift in the same week to avoid overtime, unless approved as overtime by the manager.
• A second call-out on a make-up shift is automatically rescheduled to the following weekend and results in a coaching final warning for time and attendance.