ED RN
Panama City Beach, Florida
1252-FL Sacred Heart Hospital

ED RN

Overview

• Location: Panama City, Florida
• Setting: Level II Trauma Center
• Shift: 06:45 - 19:15
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Employment type: LTA

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Florida
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• ED experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• ACLS issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• PALS issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• TNCC
• NIHSS
• Ascension CPI
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Driver's License

Onboarding Requirements

Submission (before start):

• Resume or profile
• Two professional references, completed before first assignment
• Clinical skills checklist, completed within one year of start and updated annually for specialty
• Optional: name change documentation, if applicable

Competencies and training:

• Core competencies covering HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, and OSHA topics, completed within one year of start and updated every 3 years. Minimum score of 80% (or national benchmark). Two attempts allowed.
• Non-violent crisis intervention training: 8-hour course, updated every 2 years
• NIH Certification: Group A updated yearly, Groups B-F updated every 2 years
• EKG exam: passing score of at least 80%, two attempts maximum, updated every 3 years. The agency grades it and uploads it with the score and the traveler's e-signature and date.
• Color vision assessment completed before start, updated every 3 years
• Unit-specific checklist: optional for onboarding, but must be uploaded by the unit leader within one week
• Pre-hire education attestation (6 hours), uploaded by the agency once completed
• Nursing contract worker onboarding, completed onsite
• Pre-hire modules for non-allied positions, completed before clearance and repeated annually
• EMR test-out with signed attestation

Health and immunizations:

• Proof of two MMR vaccines or positive IgG titer. No declinations accepted.
• Varicella: proof of two vaccines, serological immunity, or documented history. No declinations accepted.
• Hepatitis B: vaccine series completed, or signed and dated declination
• Tdap: valid 10 years. No declinations or attestations accepted.
• Influenza vaccine: flu season October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Exemptions and declinations accepted, but the candidate must wear a mask at all times.
• TB screening: two-step PPD or IGRA, with the first PPD within 1 year and the second within 30 days of start (or negative IGRA within 90 days). TB questionnaire updated annually. A positive result requires a chest X-ray within the last year.
• Health statement or physical exam before first assignment, updated annually
• Fit test completed before start (can be completed onsite; PAPR not completed onsite), updated annually
• 11-panel drug screen within 30 days before the first assignment, updated annually

Background and verification:

• Criminal background check (7-year SSN trace, county, national criminal, OFAC, and sex offender searches), updated every year
• EPLS check within 90 days of start
• Education verification within 90 days of start. Diplomas not accepted.
• Third-party employment verification for the past 7 years, updated every year
• Confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead, updated with each extension

Other:

• Driver's license or state ID, not expired, matching the address on file, front and back
• Badge photo: forward-facing headshot with a white or blue background, no filters