ICU Registered Nurse
Columbus, OH
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse (Night Shift)

Location

• Columbus, Ohio

Employment Type

• Travel/Contract

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• Night shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• No on-call required
• Estimated patient ratio: 1:1 to 1:2

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience (highest stated requirement)
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred but not required

Required Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA only (Instructor/Provider and RQI acceptable)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – AHA only (Instructor/Provider and RQI acceptable)
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification (AHA certifications only)
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Required Skills and Competencies

• Proficient in IV starts
• Experience with telemetry monitoring
• Competency with ventilators
• Proficiency in EPIC electronic documentation system (required)
• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam (required prior to start)
• Unit-specific competency exam (required)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam within 1 year of start and updated annually (minimum passing score 76%)

License Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license for Ohio
• License verification required within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification required for RN license

Background and Screening Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, including:

  • Social Security trace
  • Counties lived/worked nationwide
  • Sex offender registry check
  • Motor Vehicle Record (if driving is part of the job)
• FBI and BCI fingerprinting required within 1 year of start using specific Ohio codes
• Pending background check attestation required if fingerprint results are pending at start
• Education accreditation verification required for nursing degree from accredited programs (CCNE, ACEN, or NLN CNEA)
• Employment application and skills checklist required
• Two professional references required (at least one from a manager or formal leadership role)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start confirming good health and free of contagious disease
• Negative TB test (PPD, QGold, or TSPOT) within 1 year or chest x-ray if positive
• TB questionnaire required annually in lieu of TB test renewal
• Adult Tdap vaccination (not older than 10 years, no exemptions if working with infants or pregnant patients)
• 2 MMR vaccines or positive titers for Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (boosters required if low titer)
• Varicella immunity via 2 vaccines or positive titer (medical exemptions require documentation)
• Hepatitis B immunity via titer or 3-vaccine series (declination accepted)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 3 months of start (no pending drug screens allowed)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination during flu season (10/1 – 3/31); mask required if declining

Facility Policies and Training

• Annual review and acknowledgment of dress code and hand hygiene policy
• Annual orientation safety manual acknowledgment
• Fraud, waste, and abuse training certificate required prior to start and updated annually
• Ethics and compliance policies must be reviewed and signed annually for new contracts

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio
• Minimum 2 years of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, including ICU experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing or Associate Degree in Nursing
• Competency with ventilators
• Experience with telemetry monitoring
• Proficiency with Epic electronic documentation system