ICU Registered Nurse
Big Spring, TX
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Location: Big Spring, Texas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start: ASAP
• Unit: General ICU, 5 beds
• Schedule: 36/48 alternating
• Shift: Night, 3x12 or 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience: Minimum 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support): Issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support): Issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS / NIH Stroke Certification: Required for ICU
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background, Identity, and Eligibility

• Background check: 7-year check within 30 days of start, including statewide, county, federal, national, and education verification. An international search is required if the candidate lived or worked outside the country in the past 7 years.
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks: Required within 30 days of start
• Education verification: Required. Transcript or diploma is required. A diploma may be accepted as a placeholder if verification is pending at start, case by case.
• Government-issued photo ID: Required
• Social Security card: Required
• Name matching: Legal name must match across license documentation, driver's license, Social Security card, and certifications. Proof of name change is not sufficient.
• E-Verify or attestation: Required

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start. Must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract.
• Drug testing: Required within 30 days of start. Panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, methadone, and propoxyphene. Must have a plan in place within 72 hours of signing the contract.
• TB screening: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold, T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start. Positive responders need a negative chest X-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire. A TB questionnaire is required for all candidates.
• Tdap: Required within 10 years of start
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella: Required within 72 hours of signing the contract. Each requires a positive titer or vaccination series, with boosters required after a negative or equivocal titer. Childhood vaccination records are acceptable for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Hepatitis B may require a declination form.
• Flu vaccine: Vaccine or facility declination form required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31)
• COVID: Initial series required. Boosters not required.
• Fit test: Required within 6 months before start, with annual updates. Accepted masks are 3M 1860 and 1860S. Candidates who fail all masks are evaluated case by case.
• Medical exemption: Requires provider documentation

Application and Documentation

• References: 2 required, within 3 years of start
• Resume or employment application: Required
• Skills checklist: Required, updated annually
• Facility forms: Non-employee information form, applicant health record, code of conduct and compliance, temporary license declaration of residency (compact), confidentiality statement, information system security agreement, non-employee orientation update, and traveler orientation. All are required before start or as directed.
• Badge photo: Clear passport-style photo with a solid background