Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Windsor, VT
BHS Workforce
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

1.Position Overview

• Specialty: Med/Surg / Acute Rehab
• Facility: Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• EMR: Cerner
• Patient Ratio: 1:4–5
• Average Census: 22 patients

2. Shift Details

• Shift: Day Shift
• Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts
• Weekend: Every other weekend.
• Call: Required
• Charge: Required
• Overtime, Holiday & Call-back: 1.25 multiplier.

3. Mandatory Experience & Qualifications

Must Have

• Minimum 2 years of recent Med/Surg Rehab experience.
• Previous Charge RN experience – mandatory.
• At least 3 months of previous travel nursing experience.
• Active Vermont RN license or compact license.
• Active AHA BLS certification.
• Active AHA ACLS certification.
• Must have own transportation/vehicle.
• BSN preferred.

4. Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide total nursing care to patients.
• Manage Med/Surg and Acute Rehab patients.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain nursing standards and patient safety.
• May be assigned as backup Charge Nurse.
• Float to Acute Rehab, Med/Surg, and other units within scope of practice.

5. Floating Requirements

• Must be willing to float between Acute Rehab and Med/Surg.
• May float to any unit within the nurse's scope of practice.
• Must be flexible with assignments.

6. Submission Requirements

The following documents are mandatory:

• Vermont or compact RN license.
• AHA BLS.
• AHA ACLS.
• Updated Medical-Surgical skills checklist (within 1 year).
• At least 1 supervisory-signed reference from the last 2 years of employment.
• Permanent address included in the profile.

7. Important Scheduling Rules

Strict Requirements

• No block scheduling.
• No scheduling accommodations.
• Cannot work this assignment alongside another permanent or travel assignment.
• Maximum 5 days of requested time off (RTO).
• All RTO must be disclosed at submission.
• Scheduling requests submitted after upload or offer will not be accepted.
• Must work one holiday block if scheduled/needed:
  • Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and the following weekend.
  • New Year's Eve through New Year's Day and the following weekend.
• Every other weekend required.

8. Additional Facility Requirements

• Local candidates living within 50 miles are not accepted.
• Own vehicle is mandatory because public transportation is unavailable.
• 8 hours of orientation are non-billable.
• Call is mandatory.
• Facility follows a 3-strike call-off policy. After 3 call-offs, the contract may be terminated at the facility's discretion.