Licensed Practical Nurse - Medical-Surgical
Rochester, New York
Rochester General Hospital

Job Opportunity: LVN / LPN - Rochester, New York (Travel/Contract)

Position Details

• Specialty: LVN / LPN
• Location: Rochester, New York
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 4x12 Night Shift
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Facility Type: Tertiary Care Hospital
• Total Staffed Beds: 528
• Charting System: Epic
• Scrub Color: Any combination of navy and white

Requirements

• Licensure: Must have a valid New York LPN license in hand
• Experience: Hospital experience within the last 2 years
• Independence: Must be able to take own patient assignments with RN support
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Certifications (as required by unit)

• ACLS (AHA Provider/Instructor/RQI acceptable)
• BLS (AHA Provider/Instructor/RQI acceptable)
• PALS (AHA Provider/Instructor/RQI acceptable)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• Tech Cert Verification (if applicable)
• Orientation Safety Manual Acknowledgement
• State License Verification (Primary Source within 30 days of start)
• NURSYS Verification (within 30 days of start)
• NIH Stroke Certification (if required by unit)

Background Checks & Verifications

• 7-year criminal background check (including felony checks)
• SSN Trace, National Criminal, National Sex Offender checks
• Education verification from primary source (no hard copy degrees)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks (within 3 months of start, monthly thereafter)
• Foreign equivalency education evaluation (if applicable)
• Transcript/Diploma (if no education verification on file)
• Work history verification (at least 2 past employments verified)
• References (2 references within 3 years required for Aya candidates)

Health & Compliance Requirements (must be completed within 5 days of contract signing)

• Physical exam (within 1 year, updated annually)
• Fit mask test (within 1 year, updated annually)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year)
• TB questionnaire (in lieu of annual TB test renewal)
• Immunizations:

  • Rubeola (Measles): Positive titer or 2 vaccines (age exemption if born before 1957)
  • Mumps: Positive titer or 2 vaccines (age exemption if born before 1957)
  • Rubella: Positive titer or 1 MMR/Rubella vaccine (age exemption if born before 1957)
  • Hepatitis B: Positive titer, completed series, or declination (additional requirements for dialysis)
  • Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or documented history
• Drug screening (within 30 days of start)
• Seasonal flu vaccination or signed declination (required during flu season)
• Eye exam (Snellen, within 1 year)
• COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required

State-Specific Requirements (New York)

• NYS Nurse Aide Registry (within 3 months for certain care units)
• NYS Criminal Background Check Fingerprint Results (for specific units)
• Disciplinary Action Search Results (for specific units)
• Sex Offender Registry Search (within 30 days of start)
• NY Medicaid Exclusion List check (within 3 months of start, monthly thereafter)

This position is ideal for licensed LPNs with recent hospital experience who are comfortable working night shifts and managing patient assignments independently under RN support. The role requires compliance with extensive background checks, certifications, and health documentation.