Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
Rochester, NY
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Position

Location: Rochester, New York
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Requirements

• License: Must have New York RN license in hand (no exceptions)
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Previous Charge Experience: Required
• Patient Ratio: Experience with 1:6 patient ratio required; must be able to handle 1:5 to 1:7 ratio on MedSurg unit
• Float: Required
• Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend (EOW)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Unit & Patient Population

• Complex care unit for Medicine, ortho overflow, and complex long-term patients
• Patient diagnoses include ortho trauma, total joint replacements, complex medical cases

Skills & Competencies

• Telemetry monitoring (MS/Tele)
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Pacemakers (temporary and permanent)
• Feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management
• Phlebotomy and starting IVs
• Heparin protocols
• Surgical drains
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tank
• Tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac management
• Proficiency in EPIC electronic health record system

Certifications Required

• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA provider/instructor/RQI accepted
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) as required by unit
• Other certifications as required by unit (PALS, NRP, TNCC, EFM, NIH Stroke Certification)

Facility Highlights

• Tertiary Care Hospital
• 528 staffed beds

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Government issued photo ID (Driver’s License/State ID)
• Background checks including 7-year criminal background, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG
• Education verification and transcript/diploma if applicable
• Primary source verification of state license and NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam and other competency exams as required
• Photo for badge (passport-style with solid background)

Health & Immunization Requirements (Must be completed within 5 days of contract signing)

• Physical exam (within 1 year, updated annually)
• Fit mask test (annual)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year) or TB questionnaire
• Immunizations or titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (surface antibody positive titer, completed series, or declination)
  • Varicella
• Drug screening (within 30 days of start)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or signed declination (during flu season)
• Eye exam (Snellen, within 1 year)
• COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required

Additional Notes

• Locals are not accepted; candidate must be more than 75 miles from the facility
• Scrub color: navy on bottom, navy or white on top
• Charting system: EPIC

This position is ideal for experienced RNs with strong telemetry and complex care skills, who are comfortable with charge nurse responsibilities and working in a fast-paced tertiary care environment.