Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
Du Bois, Pennsylvania
Penn Highlands DuBois

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Opportunity

Location: Dubois, Pennsylvania
Contract Length: 8 weeks

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Registered Nurse experience
• Licensure: PA or compact nursing license in hand
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required (First timers accepted)
• Scheduling: Blocked scheduling available
• Patient Ratios:

  • Days: 1:5 or 1:7 with LPN
  • Nights: 1:6 or 1:8 with LPN

Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) – required for all travelers
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – as required
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) – as required
• NIH Stroke Certification – required for all RNs, must be renewed annually
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) – required for Emergency Department, Behavioral Health, and Acute Care Units; annual certification required
• NURSYS Verification – required for RN

Background & Compliance

• Government issued photo ID required
• 7-year criminal background check within 1 year of start (including SS trace, county searches, nationwide, sex offender, PA statewide)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required
• Education verification required
• PA FBI fingerprinting required within 12 months of start (must be completed in PA)
• PA Child Abuse Search required within 1 year of start

Health & Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, Q Gold, or TSpot) within 6 months or chest X-ray within 5 years
• Tdap vaccination within past 10 years (declinations accepted with form)
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) – 2 vaccines or positive titer; declinations accepted with form; candidates born before 1957 exempt
• Hepatitis B – series, titer, or declination accepted
• Varicella – 2 vaccines, positive titer, or history of chickenpox; declinations accepted
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season (Nov-April); mask required if declined through 3/31/2025
• COVID vaccine or declination required
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Alcohol breathalyzer test within 30 days of start (not required at this location)

Additional Requirements

• Photo for badge (passport style, no filters)
• Completion of facility-specific orientation packet and acknowledgements prior to start
• Completion of bloodborne pathogen quiz prior to start
• Completion of medical surveillance checklist prior to start
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
• Annual skills checklist required
• Medication/Pharmacology competency exam as applicable

This position welcomes local candidates and first-time travel nurses.