Med Surg Telemetry RN
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
South Pointe Hospital

Med/Surg Tele RN

Location: Warrensville Heights, Ohio Employment Type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Registered Nurse Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day shift, 3 x 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM), 36 hours per week Posting Note: Auto offer

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio, with a PERM Ohio license or compact state license in hand
• Minimum of 12 months PERM Med/Surg Telemetry experience
• Med/Surg Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association and ACLS required
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS) required from an approved provider (AHA, Apex, AACME, or Bluecloud). Healthstream certifications are not accepted. Must be updated annually unless the certification is valid for 2 years.
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Onboarding and Health Requirements

• Background check before start, updated for breaks in service of 2 or more months and annually
• Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Fingerprinting (BCI and FBI) within 12 months of start, updated annually, with an agency attestation
• Education verification
• Primary source license verification and Nursys verification within 30 days of start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including a statement of ability to perform essential job functions with or without accommodation
• TB screening: True 2-Step PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 12 months and updated annually. Candidates with a past positive need a chest X-ray within 5 years plus an annual TB questionnaire.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer. Negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer. Negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster.
• Hepatitis B: vaccine series or titer, or a declination
• Tdap every 10 years
• Flu documentation, with no declinations accepted. Current candidates must submit by November 15, and new candidates onboarded between November 15 and March 31 must also submit.
• Standard 10-panel drug screen within 12 months, updated annually. Instant drug screens are not accepted.
• Snellen eye exam valid within 1 year
• Fit test: 3M N95 1860 small/regular or 1870+, which cannot be completed onsite
• Baseline competency exam at orientation: medication administration (90% passing score) and ECG interpretation (80% passing score)
• Online facility modules must be completed before start, on a computer using Google Chrome

Application and References

• Employment application with 3 years of prior work history, including at least 2 years of clinical practice in an acute care setting in a similar area to the assignment
• 2 references from employment within the past year, from a Manager, ANM, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director. Co-worker references are not accepted.
• Skills checklist, updated annually