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

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Overview

• Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Specialty areas: Orthopedic, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Urology
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6
• Start dates: Available every Monday
• Floating: May be required as needed
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Schedule

• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 7:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• Med Surg experience: 1 year, completed within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Driver's license

Background and Screening

• Background check within 30 days of start, updated annually (includes national criminal, sex offender, and SSN trace searches, with county searches for all locations lived, worked, or attended school in the past 7 years)
• Any background hit requires a written statement
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification of initial degree within 30 days of start, through a third-party vendor
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse Search (Childline): required before clearance; results cannot be pending
• Pennsylvania Department of Human Services fingerprint results and PA FBI fingerprinting: required before clearance; results cannot be pending
• Act 33/34 child abuse history clearance and Act 73 fingerprint clearance (Child Protective Services Law)
• Exclusion information form: required for clearance
• Disclosure statement: required for clearance

Health and Immunizations

• Physical within 12 months, updated annually, completed by an MD, DO, NP/APRN, DC, PA, or clinical nurse midwife on clinic letterhead or form, stating cleared to work without restrictions
• Tdap within 10 years (declination form accepted)
• TB: QuantiFERON Gold or T-Spot within 30 days of start; chest X-ray within 3 years if past positive, with annual TB questionnaire for past positive results
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or declination; if titer is negative or equivocal, facility declination, or two boosters with titer redraw (second booster may pend at start)
• 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; records must include lot number, brand, name, date of birth, and vaccine information
• Flu vaccination or documentation required during flu season; agency declinations accepted
• Drug screen within 30 days of start with a negative result, not pending; panel includes amphetaminess, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cocaine, methadone, MDMA, methamphetamines, opiates, oxycodone, PCP, propoxyphene, and TCA. Positive THC or marijuana results in rejection. Dilute negatives require a second screen.
• Medical exemptions must be signed by a physician; religious exemptions must be signed and include a formal letter from the religious official

Work History and References

• Employment application covering 7 years of work history (or since graduation if in field less than 7 years); no "current" or "present" dates; gaps over 30 days must be explained
• Permanent positions within 5 years and travel assignments within 2 years must be verified through a third-party vendor
• One supervisor reference from a facility worked within the last 12 months, or one from within the last 24 months if none in the last 12; charge RNs may serve as supervisor references
• All dates on resume, references, education, and verifications must match

Onboarding and Facility Documents

• Photo for badge: professional, passport style, solid blue background (white not accepted), JPEG format
• Complete before start: orientation checklist, employee handbook review, code of conduct, confidentiality agreement, agency job description, and the Assessment of Patient Policy, Interdisciplinary Plans of Care, Skin Integrity, Mobility, and Catheter trainings (RN/LPN; must post proof of completion and pass each quiz with 100%)
• BCMA review (review only, nothing to turn in)
• Pandemic attestation

Competencies

• Medication/Pharmacology Competency Exam: 80% or Angoff score
• Unit-specific competency exam: 80% or higher, completed within 12 months of start
• Core Part I, Part II, and Part III: 80% or higher, required annually
• Skills checklist: required annually, all boxes completed, in legal name

Logistics

• Not open to local candidates (within 50 miles round trip)
• Driver's license or state ID (government-issued photo ID) required
• Emergency contact form required prior to start