Med Surg RN
Latrobe, PA
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

Registered Nurse - Med Surg (Medical Surgical)

Assignment Overview

• Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Unit: Med Surg
• Shift: 3x12-hour shifts, rotating days and nights

  • Day: 6:45 to 19:15
  • Night: 18:45 to 7:15
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:6
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Float: Traveler will not need to float within scope or to sister facilities
• Block Schedule: Available upon request with manager approval, dependent on unit needs
• Scrub Color: Navy blue
• Locals: Not accepted (50-mile local radius)
• RTO: All RTO must be included at time of submission. Approval depends on facility needs.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: 1 year of Med Surg experience, with Med Surg experience within the last year
• Certification: BLS issued by the American Heart Association or RQI
• Driver's License: Valid driver's license required

Other Certifications Listed in Source

• ACLS: AHA only (RQI acceptable)
• PALS: AHA only (RQI acceptable)
• NIH Stroke Certification: Must be updated annually
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute): Workplace violence prevention training is completed onsite through modules during orientation for ER and Behavioral Health units. Candidates may not bring a certificate of completion.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background Check: Within 30 days of start, updated annually. Includes national sex offender and criminal searches, plus sanctions checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG).
• Fingerprinting: Pennsylvania FBI fingerprinting and Pennsylvania Department of Human Services results. Results must be cleared before the client will clear the traveler. Child abuse clearance (Childline) is also required.
• Education Verification: Initial degree, verified through a third-party vendor, within 30 days of start
• Health Clearance: Physical exam within 12 months, updated annually, completed by an MD, DO, NP/APRN, DC, PA, or clinical nurse midwife, stating the traveler is cleared to work without restrictions
• Immunizations and Testing:

  • Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted)
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or declination
  • Hepatitis B: positive titer, 3-dose series, or declination
  • Varicella: positive titer, proof of 2 vaccines, or declination
  • COVID: initial series or 1 bivalent vaccine, or declination
  • Flu: seasonal vaccination or declination during flu season
  • TB: QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT within 30 days of start, or chest X-ray within 3 years if past positive
• Drug Screen: Negative result collected within 30 days of start. Must include amphetamines, opiates, cocaine, benzodiazepines, and other listed substances. Cannot be pending. A positive THC or marijuana result will be rejected.
• Competencies: Unit-specific competency exam scoring 80% or higher within 12 months of start. Core Parts I, II, and III, annually, scoring 80% or higher. Medication/pharmacology competency exam scoring 80% or higher, or meeting the Angoff score.
• Skills Checklist: Annual, all boxes completed
• Work History: Verification of permanent positions within 5 years and travel assignments within 2 years, plus a 7-year work history or back to graduation if under 7 years in the field. Gaps over 30 days must be explained.
• References: One supervisor reference from a facility worked within the last 12 months, and one from within the last 24 months. Charge RNs may serve as supervisor references.
• Licensure: Online primary source verification within 30 days of start. Must include any disciplinary action. Name must match legal name.
• Photo for Badge: Professional passport-style JPEG with a solid, non-white background
• Facility Documents: Orientation checklist, code of conduct, confidentiality agreement, disclosure statement, signed job description, and assessment, plan of care, skin integrity, mobility, and catheter training. RN/LPN training requires a passing quiz score of 100%.
• Cardiac Procedure Education Binder: Review required before start for Telemetry units
• Exemptions: Religious COVID exemptions require a signed letter from the religious official. Medical COVID exemptions must be signed by a physician.