Travel LPN / LVN
Richmond, Virginia
VCU Medical Center

ER LPN

Overview

• Specialty: LVN / LPN
• Location: Richmond, Virginia
• Assignment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: ER

Schedule

• Shift: Day (3x12 hours), 11:00 to 23:00
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Hours option: 7a to 7p, or manager willing to discuss 11a to 11p
• Local candidates: Allowed

Required Qualifications

• Valid Virginia state LPN/LVN license, verified during qualification. Temporary licenses are not addressed for this role.
• 1 year of LPN/LVN experience.
• LPN/LVN experience within the last year.
• ED (Emergency Department) experience.
• Urgent Care experience.
• Experience with Epic.

Certifications

• ACLS (American Heart Association only)
• BLS (American Heart Association only)
• PALS (American Heart Association only)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Certifications can vary by unit and are listed in the unit job descriptions.
• Certifications expiring within 1 month of contract start are not accepted, and renewals on site are not offered. Renewals must be scheduled through the agency.

Competencies and Orientation

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (required for LPNs/LVNs)
• Competency exam
• Color blind testing (online)
• Abuse reporting competency, covering physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, and neglect or exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults
• Basic Knowledge Assessment Tool (BKAT), taken by LPNs working in Telemetry, Step-Down, Progressive Care, and ICU (pediatric and adult). A study guide is provided at orientation.
• Orientation exams are not pass/fail. Candidates who do not pass their first attempt are supported and not canceled.
• Facility modules take about 6 hours. Complete them on your unit by the Friday of orientation week.
• Bring a cloth mask, a wired headphone set, and a laptop or cell phone. Notify the agency if you do not have a laptop or phone.

Background Checks

• Criminal background check within 60 days of start. It must cover all states and counties lived or worked in over the past 7 years, the state of permanent residence, the Virginia Statewide Repository search, SS trace, nationwide search, FACIS Level 3, sex offender registry, and education verification.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• Education verification: a diploma is accepted in place of education verification. Nursing candidates must hold a degree from an NLN or CCNE accredited program.
• Fingerprinting and CPS screening apply to pediatric, NICU, psychiatric, and children's hospital assignments.

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year, attesting to the ability to meet the physical demands of the position.
• Tdap vaccine or declination.
• TB screening: Q-Gold or T-SPOT within 30 days of start, or two PPDs (one within a year of start and one within 30 days of start). A chest X-ray is required within 6 months of start if the PPD is positive. Proof of one PPD within 12 months is required for long-term, short-term, and per diem assignments.
• TB questionnaire, updated annually.
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella titers. One booster is required if a titer is low.
• Hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination.
• Drug screen within 60 days of start. Instant drug screens are not accepted. The panel must include amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, and propoxyphene. Marijuana is not required, and any additional panel that brings the total to 9 is acceptable.
• Flu vaccine or exemption is required for starts after 9/1, with a working deadline of 12/01. Declinations are not accepted. Religious or medical exemptions can be submitted with an attestation.

Documents

• Skills checklist, updated annually.
• Performance evaluation is completed at the end of the assignment, not before start.