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Registered Nurse (MSDU RN) - Rochester, NY

Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

Specialty: Medical-Surgical Unit (MSDU) Registered Nurse
Shift: 3x12 hour night shifts
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Location: Rochester, New York
License Requirement: Must have New York RN license in hand (no exceptions)
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year in specialty
Prior Travel Experience: Not required (first-time travelers accepted)
Local Radius: Must live within 75 miles

Patient Care & Unit Description

Patient ratio: 1:5 to 1:7 for MedSurg patients
Unit: Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) - critical care step-down unit
Patient population: Adult acute care patients requiring specialized care beyond general MedSurg
Monitoring: Continuous pulse-oximetry and telemetry
Care includes:
- Airway management and acute BIPAP support
- Management of arterial lines, central lines, and titrated medicated IV infusions
Unit size: 26 beds
Facility type: Tertiary Care Hospital with 528 staffed beds

Required Skills & Certifications

Certifications:
- BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA provider/instructor/RQI accepted
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) as required by unit
- Other certifications as required by unit (PALS, NRP, TNCC, EFM, NIH Stroke Certification)
Clinical Skills:
- Cardiac monitoring and emergency response (dysrhythmia interpretation and management, rapid response/code team participation)
- IV therapy and phlebotomy (peripheral line care/management)
- Respiratory care (nasal cannula, oxygen masks, portable oxygen tanks, non-invasive airway management)
- Isolation precautions
Charting: Must have EPIC experience

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

Government-issued photo ID (Driver’s License/State ID)
Background checks including:
- 7-year criminal background check (felony checks)
- EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
- Education verification (primary source)
- Foreign equivalency evaluation if applicable
State-specific requirements for New York (e.g., Nurse Aide Registry, Sex Offender Registry, Medicaid Exclusion List)
Health documents including:
- Physical exam (within 1 year)
- Fit mask test (annual)
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year)
- Immunizations or titers for Rubeola, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella
- Drug screening (within 30 days of start)
- Flu vaccination or declination during flu season
- Eye exam (Snellen, within 1 year)
- COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required
Employment history verification and references (2 references within 3 years required for Aya candidates)
Competency exams and skills checklists as required annually
Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
NURSYS verification within 30 days of start

Additional Notes

Candidates must complete all health-related requirements and lab work within 5 days of signing the contract.
The unit provides care to patients transferred from Emergency Department, PACU, ICU, and MedSurg floors.
The team uses a multi-disciplinary approach to provide vigilant and compassionate care.
Scrub color: Any combination of navy and white allowed.

This position is ideal for RNs with at least 1 year of MedSurg experience, who hold a current NY license, and are comfortable working night shifts in a critical care step-down environment. Prior travel experience is not required.