Med Surg Telemetry RN
Warrensville Heights, OH
Access Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license: permanent Ohio license or compact state license in hand
• Minimum of 12 months of PERM Med/Surg Telemetry experience, completed within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification from AHA (Instructor or Provider) or American Red Cross; RQI acceptable
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification from AHA (Instructor or Provider) or American Red Cross; RQI acceptable
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS) from AHA, Apex, AACME, or Bluecloud only; HealthStream certificates are not accepted. Must be renewed annually unless the certificate is valid for 2 years.

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background check before the start of the assignment, updated for breaks in service of 2 or more months and annually. It must include an FCRA-compliant 7-year search, sex offender, OFAC, FACIS Level 3, and education verification.
• Fingerprinting: both BCI and FBI results within 12 months of start, updated annually, with an agency attestation. Fingerprinting must be completed within 48 hours of the signed contract. Candidates may start with results pending if fingerprinting is completed before start.
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Primary source verification of the RN license and NURSYS verification, both within 30 days of start
• Standard 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start, updated annually. Instant drug screens are not accepted.
• Baseline competency exam at orientation (medication administration with 90% passing score; ECG interpretation with 80% passing score)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including an assessment that the candidate can safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation
• Snellen eye exam valid within 1 year
• Fit test using 3M N95 1860 (small/regular) or 1870+, within 12 months and updated annually. It cannot be completed onsite.
• Tdap vaccine every 10 years, on the official immunization record. Declinations are not accepted.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer. Declinations are not accepted.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer. Declinations are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• TB screening: 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON (QGold), or T-SPOT within 12 months, updated annually. If there is a past positive, a chest X-ray within 5 years plus an annual TB questionnaire are required.
• Flu vaccine documentation due by November 15 for current candidates, or within the first onboarding period for new candidates onboarded between November 15 and March 31. No declinations are accepted.
• Facility online training modules, completed on a computer in Google Chrome before start
• Skills checklist, required annually