TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in New Haven, Connecticut, 06510!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 10 weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in specialty
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS
Must-Have:
- Experience in arterial line management
- Care of ventilated patients
- Central line care and management
- Continuous IV sedation
- Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Interpretation of dysrhythmias
- Isolation precautions and PPE
- Management of dysrhythmias
- Management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction or failure
Description:
These needs are specifically for winter coverage for a 10-week contract only.
Local radius restrictions are waived for this assignment.
Must start by 12/18/2026.
No holiday requests for time off allowed.
No more than 5 days of requests for time off.
The nursing ratio is an average of 1:3 for days, nights, and weekends.
Float to PCU, other ICUs, and distant location may be required as needed.
Weekend coverage is essential.
Required certifications include ACLS and BLS.
Two years of experience is necessary, and first-time travelers will be accepted.
Charting is done using Epic.
The facility is a short-term acute care level I trauma center.
The daily working environment encompasses high acuity MICU and Stepdown care.
Typical patient diagnoses include acute respiratory failure, sepsis, liver and renal failure, post-cardiac arrest, and GI bleed.
In the ICU, patient ratios are 1:1 or 2:1, except in special circumstances when a 3:1 situation of lower acuity patients may occur.
The step-down unit operates at a 3:1 ratio.
Patient Care Assistants typically handle a patient load of 10 to 14.
There are two charge RNs for the full unit, which encompasses 56 beds.
A reference is required.
Return staff policy indicates that travelers must be away for two years before returning.