ICU RN
Odessa, Texas
Medical Center Health System

Registered Nurse - ICU

Location: Odessa, Texas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: Preferred within the next 3-5 weeks Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (18:30-7:00) Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week considered (12 hours per day)

Assignment Details

• Based in the ICU. The facility is opening a PCU, so the RN will work in the ICU, PCU, and/or MS/Tele based on facility needs.
• The RN will be required to float to MS/Tele when the ICU has low census, with ratios of 5-6:1.
• Floating may occur for the majority of scheduled shifts, depending on census. The RN must be aware of and agree to this.
• "Tele" refers to telemetry.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course or TCAR
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS)
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Background and Screening

• 7-year background check within 30 days of start, updated annually, including county searches for the last 7 years of locations lived, worked, or in school and a nationwide sex offender search
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant results acceptable). Panels: THC, COC, OPI, METH, AMP, PCP, BZP, BAR, MTD, OXY.
• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify or attestation

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Negative TB test (PPD, QGold, or TSpot) within 1 year of start, or chest X-ray within 72 hours of signing. Chest X-ray within 2 years is required for positive responders, plus an annual TB questionnaire.
• Tdap or TD vaccine within 10 years of start
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines. Low or equivocal titer requires 1 booster. Required within 72 hours of signing.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, series of 3, or declination. Required within 72 hours of signing.
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (October-April), with a deadline of 11/30. Candidates who decline must wear a face mask until March 31.
• COVID: initial series or facility-specific declination required. Annual boosters not required.
• Fit test within 1 year, updated annually. Only approved N95-type masks are accepted (Technol N-95 or Orange Duckbill). PAPR is not accepted.

Documents and Training

• Resume or application copy
• 2 references within 3 years of start
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement, updated annually
• HIPAA and fair warning quiz modules, completed within 72 hours of signing, with a PDF results report
• Orientation and safety training modules, completed within 72 hours of signing, with the actual certificate of completion (screenshots not accepted)
• Annual TB questionnaire
• Facility forms (notice of employment, standards of conduct and behavior, dress code acknowledgement, employee handbook receipt, and other onboarding forms). Add "traveler" to the title portion of forms, for example "Traveler-RN."