Pediatrics RN
Dubuque, IA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

RN Pediatrics

Location: Dubuque, Iowa Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 18:00 - 06:30

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Iowa: Must be dated within 30 days of start. Upload the state verification, through NURSYS if available.
• Pediatrics experience: 1 year of pediatrics experience required.
• Recent pediatrics experience: Pediatrics experience within the last year.
• BLS: American Heart Association BLS certification issued by AHA required for all direct patient care personnel. Submit a scanned copy showing the front and back of the card, with expiration date.
• PALS: Required. Submit a scanned copy with expiration date. An Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) certificate is also accepted.
• NRP: Required.
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required.

Health and Immunization Requirements

• COVID-19 vaccine: Proof of the September 2025 booster, or a declination or exemption on agency letterhead.
• Influenza vaccine: Proof, declination, or exemption on agency letterhead for the 10/1/2025 to 4/30/2026 season.
• MMR: Two documented vaccinations with dates, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout.
• Varicella: One documented vaccination with date, or a primary source IgG titer with lab printout.
• Hepatitis B: Three doses, or a declination.
• TB screening: Negative TSpot or QuantiFERON within a year of start. A 2-step PPD must have both reads within the last year. A chest X-ray is accepted if results were positive within a year of start.
• Tdap: Vaccine within the past 10 years. Declinations are accepted only where the site allows and the assignment does not require pediatric interaction.
• Fit test: 3M 1860.
• Color vision test.
• Physical/health statement: Exam within the last year documenting fitness to work.
• 10-panel drug screen: Completed within 30 days of start, resulted before start, with MRO signature. Panel includes cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, 6-monoacetylmorphine, propoxyphene, PCP, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, methaqualone, and methadone. THC is not included.

Background and Screening

• Criminal background check: Federal, nationwide, and county checks covering the last 7 years, plus SSN verification. Dated within 30 days of start. Search all addresses and AKA names.
• Sex offender registry (NSO): Dated within 30 days of start. Search all names used and locations. Michigan also requires the statewide registry.
• Iowa registries check: Criminal history, sex offender, dependent adult, and child abuse registries. Must be done within 30 days before start.
• Exclusion screening: EPLS and GSA/OIG checks, with all aliases searched. Dated within 30 days.
• OFAC check: Completed within 30 days of start.
• Education verification: Third-party report of highest academic education, or verified high school diploma or GED.
• Child and Adult Dependent Abuse Training: Required in Iowa.

Testing and Competencies

• Joint Commission CORE exam: Completed within a year.
• Specialty exam: Completed within a year. Attach a copy.
• Skills checklist: Provided by the agency for clinical contractors.

Onboarding Documents

• Professional profile: Resume, skills checklist completed within a year, and 2 professional references. Required for submission.
• Agreements and forms: Confidentiality and information system security agreement (page 5), conflict of interest disclosure (page 1), code of conduct (page 27), non-employee upload form (pages 1-3 and 28), and integrity and audit services form (signed within days before start).
• Employment eligibility: Standard I-9 completed by the agency.
• System access form: Completed and uploaded one week before start.
• Badge photo.