Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Kingsport, TN
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse (RN) - MS/Tele

Overview

• Location: Kingsport, Tennessee
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (18:30-7:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Schedule: 36/36, every other weekend
• Unit: Acute care surgical and bariatric unit
• Float: Required to float
• Traveler policy: Accepts first-time travelers
• Residency: Traveler must live within 100 miles of the facility
• Cancellation: The hospital may cancel one shift biweekly without financial penalty if census decreases

Requirements

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience: 2 years, with experience within the last year
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• AHA BLS required for any candidate with patient contact (AHA Instructor or Provider only, RQI accepted)
• NRP (required for ER; may be pending at start but highly preferred before start)
• NURSYS verification (RN)
• State license primary source verification
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: Required within 72 hours of signing; 2 attempts allowed; if an EKG is already on file, it must be within 1 year of start. Requirement by specialty:

  • Required (Advanced): Cath Lab, ER, ENDO (at one site only), ICU, IR, Outpatient Surgery, PACU, PCU
  • Required (Basic): Med/Surg, MS/Tele, Dialysis
  • Not required: CVOR, OR/Surgery
• Competency exams: Competency exam, medication test/pharmacology competency exam, and color blind test (online, not repeated annually)
• Background checks (within 30 days of start): Background check (updated annually per the client's setting), EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, education verification
• Tennessee Adult Abuse Registry: Required if licensed or certified in Tennessee or working at a Tennessee facility
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 14 days of start; candidates must complete it 10-14 days before start and avoid conflicting engagements in that window
• Health requirements:

  • TB screening: 2 PPDs within 12 months, or QuantiFERON/T-SPOT within 3 months
  • MMR titers (measles, mumps, rubella)
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or declination
  • Varicella titer
  • Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (October 1 - March 31)
  • Respirator fit testing (completed onsite for candidates with patient contact)
  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Time-sensitive paperwork:

  • Photo for badge: within 48 hours of signed contract
  • Staff info form: within 24 hours of signed contract
  • Respirator medical evaluation questionnaire: within 48 hours of signed contract
• Other: Skills checklist (required), orientation safety manual acknowledgement (annual), and facility policies (dress code, uniform guidelines, smoking policy, influenza policy, sharps exposure statement, CDC facial hair guidelines)

Preferred Qualifications

• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course): Highly preferred for ER candidates, not required
• NRP: Highly preferred before start for ER candidates
• References: 3 preferred (2 accepted)

Other Listed Certifications (verify requirement in unit description)

• ACLS (AHA Instructor or Provider only, RQI accepted)
• PALS (AHA Instructor or Provider only, RQI accepted)
• NIH Stroke Certification

Role Expectations

• Complete 16 hours of nonbillable orientation
• General orientation begins Sundays, with online CBLs; the start date can be any Sunday by which compliance documents are complete
• Participate in nursing student support and clinical education alongside clinical care