Step Down RN
Elmira, New York
Arnot Ogden Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Step Down

Location: Elmira, New York Employment Type: LTA Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 19:00 - 07:30

Role Overview

• Specialty: RN Step Down
• Ratios: 3:1 ratio; Step down 5:1 ratio day shift; 6:1 ratio night shift
• Key skills: ACLS, pushing/pulling/lifting, medication administration, assessments, care plans, communication, teamwork
• Dress code: Navy blue scrubs

Requirements

• Valid RN license in New York
• Stepdown experience (2 years)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid driver's license

Health and Immunizations

• Physical/health statement: Dated within the past 12 months, states the employee passed the physical with no restrictions, and includes height, weight, vitals, Snellen eye chart, and clear systems with health history listed. Approved providers are MD, DO, NP, PA, or DC, and the statement must include clinician title, clinic location, and phone number.
• Influenza vaccine: Vaccine or facility declination form required. If declined, a mask must be worn at all times on assignment.
• Hepatitis B: Positive antibody titer, 3-vaccine series, or facility declination form. If the titer is negative or equivocal, the facility declination form must be signed.
• MMR and Varicella: Positive IgG titer or 2-vaccine series. Titers must show full collection date and results (MMR components listed individually). If negative or equivocal, record of 2 vaccines is required. If no proof of vaccination exists, the first vaccine must be documented, and the second may be pending at start, to be completed within 30 days of the first.
• Tdap: Within the last 10 years, or a facility declination form.
• TB test (annual): One of the following: two skin PPDs (1 within 12 months and 1 within 3 months), or one Quant/Spot within 12 months. PPDs must be read exactly 48–72 hours after placement, with no grace period. Testing expires 1 year from the administration date. Past positives require a chest X-ray within 12 months and a TB questionnaire.
• Fit testing (annual): Must be completed before start and within the last 12 months. Failed fit tests must be reported immediately. A PAPR is provided if needed, and on-site fit testing is available.
• COVID-19 vaccine (optional): Proof of vaccine or agency declination.

Background and Screening

• Drug screen: Completed within 30 days prior to start. Marijuana is not permitted and results including marijuana will be rejected.
• Agency background check: Run within 30 days of start, including all aliases, an SSN address trace, county criminal searches for all counties lived or worked in over the past 7 years, FACIS 3 check, and national criminal check.
• Seven instant background checks: Run manually and uploaded together (NY OMIG, OFAC, OIG, PA registry, NSOPW, SAM, NY registry).

Documentation and Submission

Required for submission

• Resume covering all employment and gaps from the last 7 years (or back to graduation), education with degree title and graduation date, City, ST for all assignments and education, and all dates in MM/YY format
• Questionnaire (facility form, located in the document library)
• Submission cover sheet
• Proof of valid TN visa status (for candidates holding a Canadian-issued license)

Required for onboarding

• Two professional references: 1 supervisor from the last 12 months and 1 supervisor or peer from the last 3 years
• Employment verification from the most recent employer (the agency counts as one employer, including consecutive assignments under the same agency)
• Personal information form, code of conduct, confirmation of assignment form, sexual harassment acknowledgement, parking registration form, and drug/tobacco acknowledgement (all in the document library)
• Legible color headshot in JPEG format, straightforward, solid background, no filters or sunglasses (everyday prescription eyewear is allowed), sent as soon as possible

Conditional

• Health reassessment form (required for all extended travelers, optional otherwise)