ER RN
Potsdam, NY
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse - ER

Overview

• Location: Potsdam, New York
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:00), 36 hours per week; 36- or 48-hour schedules
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (2 weekends of a 4-week posted schedule)
• Setting: Level III Trauma Center, Primary Stroke Center
• Traveler eligibility: First-time travelers accepted. Not open to local candidates; must live more than 50 miles away.
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Unit systems: EPIC, Pyxis, SBAR

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, completed within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI)
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with central line management
• Blood product administration
• IV vasopressors
• Continuous IV sedation
• IV insertion skills
• Experience working with spinal cord injury patients
• Experience working with urinary patients
• Experience with traumatic brain injury (TBI) management
• Experience with Epic

Competencies

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (as required by profession)
• Competency exam (within 1 year of start)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam
• Color blind testing (online; not required annually)
• Snellen eye exam (within 1 year of start; not required annually)
• Skills checklist (updated annually)

Health Requirements

Complete health requirements and lab work within 5 days of signing the contract.

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start; updated annually. Expiring documents must be renewed before start if they expire during the assignment.
• Fit test (mask): Within 1 year of start; updated annually. Candidates who fail may wear a PAPR onsite after signing PAPR education.
• Tdap: Within 10 years. Td is not accepted.
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2-step PPD within 1 year of start. Positive results require a negative chest X-ray within 10 years and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Immunity: Rubeola, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation (titer, vaccines, declination, or documented history as applicable).
• Flu: Vaccination or signed agency declination required during flu season (2026-27; documentation deadline 12/3). Flu receipts not accepted.
• Drug screen: Requirements vary by booking date. New bookings on or after 8/10/25 require a drug screen within 30 days of start covering amphetamines, cocaine, MDMA/MDA, fentanyl, heroin, and opiates. Candidates already on assignment at the 8/10/25 go-live date require a negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; it cannot be pending at start, and instant screens are not accepted.

Background and Administrative Requirements

• Criminal background check: 7-year check, including all aliases, national and state searches, sex offender registry, and education verification; completed within 30 days of start
• Background checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start
• Education verification: Third-party verification of the degree for the candidate's specialty (in-house verification from the registrar is acceptable; transcripts or diplomas are not)
• Government-issued photo ID
• Badge photo: Clear, passport-style, solid background
• References: 2 professional references
• Employment application
• Work history verification: 7 years
• Harassment prevention training: Completed annually
• Facility documents: Patient confidentiality, sexual harassment prevention policy, patient experience training, and orientation safety manual acknowledgment, reviewed or signed before start. Attestations for pre-employment compliance and health records are completed by the clinical liaison.
• Facility modules: Due on the facility's deadline, regardless of the module platform due date. Login details are sent by email 2-3 weeks before start.