Med Surg/Tele RN
Bel Air, Maryland
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

MS/Tele RN

Overview

• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Location: Bel Air, Maryland
• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Contract length: 20 weeks
• Start date: 11/30/2026
• Position type: Backfill

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Holidays: Required as they fall, as scheduled
• On-call: Pre-scheduled on-call not required
• Time off requests (RTO): Must be available and submitted at time of offer. Cannot include more than 1 major and 1 minor for fall/winter holidays.
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Assignment Details

• Unit: ED Borders, a fast-paced, high-volume ER border care setting for MS/T overflow (excludes critical care)
• Patient age range: Adult and Geriatrics
• Patient diagnoses: Variety of all diagnoses
• Ratio: 1:5 on weekdays, 1:4 on weekends
• Floating: May be required within the specialty, including MS/T units as an extender

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience: 2 years required
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Health and Screening Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• TB screening: negative QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or two PPDs (or a two-step PPD if no PPD within 1 year), updated annually
• Proof of immunity or 2 vaccines for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella
• Hepatitis B: positive titer or declination (series not accepted)
• Seasonal flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption, required 10/1 to 3/31 (declinations not accepted)
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 45 days of start (instant screens not accepted)

Background and Employment Verification

• 7-year criminal background search within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Felonies within the past 5 years are an automatic decline
• Education verification for highest level of education
• Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG) and Maryland Medicaid sanctioned providers list within 30 days of start
• I-9 and E-Verify attestation
• Work history verification for the previous 5 years (attestation accepted if necessary)
• Two supervisory references within 1 year of start (charge RNs and supervisors/managers acceptable)
• Agency application or resume completed within 30 days of start