Med Surg/Tele RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Overview

• Location: Auburn, New York
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Assignment length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Med Surg/Tele (Telemetry)
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:30); may consider 4x12s if available. No blocked scheduling.
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Weekends and holidays: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Floating: Per facility needs
• Call-off policy: 3 shifts per 13-week assignment
• Requested time off (RTO): Must be included on submittal. RTO requested after offer will not be approved, and the traveler is responsible for covering any additional shifts.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with recent Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Non-invasive airway management

Pre-Start Requirements

Background and screening

• Background check within 1 year of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school for the past 7 years, updated annually. Instant state searches are not acceptable as a placeholder for pending counties.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required prior to facility start
• NY Medicaid Exclusion List check (required)
• NY Nurse Aide Registry (required by facility)
• Nursys verification prior to facility start
• State license primary source verification prior to facility start and upon expiration
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant/rapid accepted), not required annually

Health

• Full physical with review of systems within 12 months of start, signed by a licensed provider stating the employee can perform job duties. An AYA physical form or physician statement is not acceptable.
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually, using one of the following masks: 3M 1860, 3M 1860S, 3M Aura 1870+, Halyard Duckbill Small, Halyard Duckbill Regular, or PAPR
• Driver's license or state ID (unexpired, government-issued photo ID)

Immunizations and screening

• Tdap within the last 10 years, or declination
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: Per NYS regulations, healthcare workers must be immune to measles and rubella (2 MMR vaccines or serologic titers; 2 MMR vaccines can be presumptive immunity if no titers are present, and 1 MMR can be presumptive for rubella). Mumps immunity is recommended but not required, though mumps status must be known.
• Hepatitis B: series, titer, or signed declination
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or physician-documented history of disease. A negative titer with signed declination is acceptable.
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (9/1 to 5/1). Candidates declining must wear a mask during flu season. Documentation must be on file by 11/30.
• COVID vaccine records or declination
• TB: PPD, T-Spot, or QGold within 1 year of start (not required annually). Annual TB screening questionnaire required, updated annually. Past-positive candidates need a chest X-ray within 5 years of start along with the annual questionnaire.