Emergency Department RN
Bedford, IN
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – ER

Overview

• Location: Bedford, Indiana
• Unit: Emergency unit at a 15-bed critical access hospital
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 12 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (18:00–6:30), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Scheduling: The department does not allow special scheduling requests.
• Local candidates: Not accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• ED - Emergency Department (1.5 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with continuous IV sedation
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Experience with IV vasopressors

Preferred

• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (strongly encouraged; vaccine given at age 11 or older is highly preferred, and it does not need to be repeated every 10 years)

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and education:

  • Background check within 90 days of start, including a 7-year lookback
  • Third-party education verification and official transcript or diploma
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
  • International search required if the candidate lived or worked outside the US in the past 7 years
• Application and references:

  • Employment application covering 7 years of work history, with any gap of 30 days or more explained
  • Minimum of 2 references from recent employment, verified within 2 years of start; reference titles must be charge, manager, supervisor, or above
• Health and screening:

  • Physical exam within 12 months of start
  • Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests are not accepted)
  • TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON-TB Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
  • Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 documented vaccines; declinations and exemptions are not accepted, and varicella history is not accepted
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
  • Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption; declinations are not accepted
  • N95 fit test within 12 months of start, using an approved respirator
  • Color blind test with a minimum score of 100% (Ishihara or approved online test)
• Skills checklist: Completed within 12 months of start and renewed annually
• Facility-specific forms: Complete all facility-specific forms as a priority before start