Med Surg Oncology RN
New Haven, Connecticut
Yale-New Haven Hospital

Registered Nurse: Medical Surgical Oncology

Location: New Haven, Connecticut Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:00 Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Role Details

• Unit: Medical Surgical Oncology
• Coverage: Every-other-weekend (EOW) coverage
• Call: Not required
• Float: Float required
• Traveler Acceptance: Accepts first-time travelers
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center, 1,567 total staffed beds

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Connecticut
• Med Surg experience (2 years)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• Surgical Oncology experience
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Background and Identity Verification

• Criminal Background Check: 7-year check completed within 12 months of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, counties lived/worked, statewide search, national sex offender, national criminal, federal extended, education verification, and DOJ sex offender searches. International searches are not required.
• Exclusion Checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start
• Identity: Photo ID matching legal name on the first day
• Education Verification: Highest level of education required. Only accredited schools accepted. Diplomas are not accepted. International candidates need a foreign equivalency evaluation.

Health Requirements

• Physical Exam: Within 12 months of start
• Drug Screen: 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (rapid 10-panel accepted)
• TB Screening: One of the following:

  • Negative T-Spot or QuantiFERON Gold within 6 months of start
  • 2 negative PPDs at least 1 week apart, within 12 months of start (second PPD may be pending at start)
  • Positive history: chest X-ray within 1 year of start, plus TB questionnaire and documentation
• TB Questionnaire: Required annually
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Boosters may be required for low titers.
• 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. Boosters may be required for low or equivocal titers.
• Flu Vaccine: Required during flu season (09/01 to 03/31) unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Declinations are not allowed. Deadline: 12/01.
• Fit Test: Within 12 months of start, updated annually. Clean shaven for testing. 3M N95 1860 (small or regular) or 1870+ preferred. Facility provides a universal mask if needed.

Required Training and Attestations

Completed during onboarding for RNs unless noted:

• Language services training
• CAUTI education (not required for PICU, NICU, or psychiatry/behavioral health)
• Suicide risk and environmental assessment training (RNs and allied)
• Mobile heartbeat alarm module (not required for ER/ED, pediatrics, ICU, or NICU)
• Stroke education module (not required for pediatrics, case management, behavioral health, or home health)
• CLABSI prevention for adult and pediatric training
• Preventing pressure injury training
• Patient transportation with oxygen education
• Pyxis MedStation modules
• Infusion pump interoperability training
• Patient bedside rounding module (RNs and CNAs, not required for OR, behavioral health, ambulatory, or ER/ED)
• Ventricular assist device awareness module
• AME blood administration module (updated annually; not required for case managers, behavioral health, or home health)
• New employee orientation module, copy due by end of day on start date
• 21st Century Cures Act module (RNs, except home health)
• eCART training module (not required for pediatrics, perioperative, outpatient, case managers, or home health)
• Chaperone policy training (RNs and allied)
• Fire safety module (RNs and allied)
• Onsite electronic health record training during orientation