Med Surg RN
Roanoke, VA
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical (Behavioral Health)

Location: Roanoke, Virginia Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 3x12-hour shifts, 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM (36 hours per week)

Unit and Role

• Unit: 7M Medical Specialty Unit, a 12-bed adult inpatient unit for complex medical conditions with co-occurring behavioral health needs and substance use disorders
• Ratio: 1:6
• Float: Will be required to float within skillset
• Additional duties: RN may be required to work as charge nurse and to precept
• Facility: 703-bed teaching hospital and Level I Trauma Center (adult and pediatric), Magnet designated

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid, active Virginia State or Compact RN license. A pending license is accepted only if the candidate holds a single-state license from a non-compact state.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Clinical experience: Minimum of 1 year of Med/Surg experience, with experience within the last year
• Clinical experience: Proficient in Med/Surg care, with experience using Rapid Response and Code teams
• Clinical skills: Peripheral line care and management, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oxygen administration and tanks, and isolation precautions
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association
• Certification: Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Blue Card, required for Behavioral Health
• Certifications as applicable by unit: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure (NRP), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Charting: Experience with an EHR system is required, specifically Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)

Scheduling

• Weekends: Either every other weekend (EOW) or 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling block
• Holidays: One holiday per 13-week contract
• Call-offs: Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Requests: All RTO, block, and special scheduling requests must be included with the submission

Submission Eligibility

• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted, subject to the radius rule in the submittal instructions. The driver's license or state ID address must be within 100 miles of the facility.

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background: 7-year background check (within 1 year of start, not required annually), SS trace, county, nationwide, and sex offender checks, FACIS Level 3, and education verification of highest earned degree
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start and updated with each renewal
• Licensing and verification: Primary source verification of license within 30 days of start; Nursys verification within 30 days of start; E-Verify or attestation
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start stating the candidate is free from communicable diseases; 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-Spot) within 1 year, updated annually, or chest X-ray with annual TB questionnaire if previously positive; TB questionnaire
• Immunity: Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (positive titer or 2 vaccines); hepatitis B (positive titer, vaccine series, or declination)
• Fit testing: Within 1 year of start and updated annually
• Flu: Candidates who decline the flu vaccine must mask for the entire flu season and sign a declination form
• Documents: Badge photo (plain light background, no selfies or filters), employment application or resume, 2 clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted), skills checklist updated annually, new hire paperwork before start, and driver's license or state ID within 48 hours of signing