Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN
Rochester, NY
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

Registered Nurse – MS/Telemetry Unit

Location: Rochester, New York
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks (with possible extension)
Shift: 3x12 hour rotation (Day 7:00 AM–7:00 PM / Night 7:00 PM–7:00 AM)
Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend
Floating: Required
Local Candidates: Not accepted; must live more than 75 miles away

Unit & Patient Population

• High volume Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit
• Patient ratio experience required: 1:6 (must be able to manage 1:5 to 1:7 ratio)
• Complex care unit including medicine, orthopedic overflow, and complex long-term patients
• Telemetry monitoring and use of rapid response/code teams

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 1 year experience managing patient ratios as specified
• Charge nurse experience required
• EPIC charting experience required
• Clinical skills including:

  • Pacemaker (temporary and permanent) care
  • Feeding tube management
  • Blood product administration
  • Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management
  • Phlebotomy and IV starts
  • Heparin protocols
  • Ortho trauma and total joint replacements
  • Surgical drains
  • Respiratory support: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks
  • Tracheostomy management
  • Isolation precautions
  • Wound care including Wound Vac

Required Licenses & Certifications

• New York RN license in hand – no exceptions
• BLS (AHA Provider/Instructor/RQI acceptable)
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification (valid and current)
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, EFM as required by unit (AHA accepted)
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start

Health & Compliance Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year, updated annually
• Fit mask (N95) certification within 1 year, updated annually
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year; TB questionnaire accepted in lieu of annual renewal
• Immunizations or positive titers required for:

  • Measles (Rubeola)
  • 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
• Snellen eye exam within 1 year (not required annually)
• COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required

Background & Verification

• 7-year criminal background check within 3 months of start (including felony, SSN trace, national sex offender, education verification)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 3 months of start, run monthly
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation if applicable
• Education verification from primary source required (not hard copies)
• Employment verification of at least 2 past employments
• References (2 within 3 years) required for certain candidates
• New York state-specific checks including sex offender registry and Medicaid exclusion list

Additional Information

• Must provide government-issued photo ID
• Candidates must complete health-related requirements and lab work within 5 days of contract signing
• Scrub color: navy bottoms, navy or white tops
• Floating to other units as needed
• First-time travelers accepted if patient ratio experience requirement is met

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Experience managing patient ratios of 1:6 (able to manage 1:5 to 1:7)
• Charge nurse experience
• Floating to other units as needed
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, valid and current
• Experience with EPIC charting system
• Clinical skills including:

  • Pacemaker (temporary and permanent) management
  • Feeding tube care and management
  • PICC line management
  • Starting IVs
  • Heparin protocols
  • Ortho trauma care
  • Total joint replacements care
  • Respiratory support including High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) and portable oxygen tanks
  • Tracheostomy management