Float RN
Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Acute Care Float

• Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts, 6:45 PM–7:15 AM (30-minute lunch), 48 hours/week
• Ratios: Typically 1:6, varies by need
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: No
• Block schedule: Does not accommodate block schedules
• Scrubs: Royal Blue
• First-time travelers: Would consider

Assignment

• Acute care float, assigned by the nursing supervisor when staffing assignments are made.
• Float scope:

  • 12E – Medical comfort care
  • 11E – Surgery and GI
  • 10E – Trauma
  • 8E – Medical
  • 7S – Observation
  • 5E – Medical
  • 5W – Oncology
  • 4S – Medical nephrology
  • 9E – Ortho
  • 7E – Joint Replacement/Ortho
  • 6S & 6E – Neuro
  • 9H – Vascular
  • 8H – Pulmonary
  • 7H – Cardiac Surgery
  • 4H – Cardiac

Required Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered Tennessee (or multi-state) RN license; pending licenses are not accepted
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 2 years of experience in a comparable acuity hospital setting
• 2 years of float experience
• Float experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Experience with Cerner

Compliance and Onboarding

• ID and verification: Government-issued photo ID, carried during shifts; E-Verify proof or attestation; badge photo collected before start
• Background checks:

  • 7-year criminal check within one year of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years
  • Sex offender, education verification (highest degree), and international searches if applicable
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, updated at each renewal or extension
• Drug screen: 10-panel with alcohol test, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually; blood, urine, or breathalyzer alcohol tests accepted; instant drug screens accepted if a full screen will not finish on time
• Health documents:

  • Physical exam with physician statement within the last 12 months (not annual)
  • Tdap required; facility declination form if declined
  • TB questionnaire required
  • Negative TB result: QuantiFERON-Gold or T-Spot within 3 months, or 2 PPDs (1 within 3 months, the second within the past year); not renewed annually, retested only after an exposure
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella: titer or 2 vaccines; 2 boosters if titer is low
  • Hepatitis B: series meeting CDC schedule or positive titer; declinations accepted only at facility discretion
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines, titer, or history of chickenpox; negative or equivocal titers require declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster
  • Hepatitis A: titer, vaccine series, or declination, required only for ED, NICU, Endoscopy, Pediatric, Labor and Delivery, and Mother-Baby
  • Flu vaccine required during flu season (10/1–3/31); documentation or approved exemption due by 11/30 for working candidates; approved exemptions require a mask through 3/31
• Forms: Fit testing form, parking form, and immunization declination form (if applicable)
• References: 2 professional references within the last 2 years
• Application: Complete employment application or resume