Job info

ICU Registered Nurse, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start process: Auto offer with bi-weekly orientations

Schedule and Assignment

Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:30)
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Weekends: 4 weekend shifts per month (Nights Fri/Sat and Days Sat/Sun). The facility will try to keep them in the same weekend, but this depends on staffing needs.
Pay: Not included in source data.
Housing: Not mentioned in source data.

Unit Ratios and Float Expectations

ICU: 1:2 or 1:3
Stepdown: 1:3 or 1:4
MedSurg: 1:4 (primary care)
The ICU is a closed unit for full-time ICU RNs. Travelers will float to Stepdown and MedSurg often, when needed. Candidates should be aware of this and willing to float.

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Tennessee
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
1 year of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience, including ICU experience within the last year
One completed travel assignment
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
NIHSS (may be obtained after offer)

Skills

Ventilator management
Care of the ventilated patient
Continuous IV sedation
Management of dysrhythmias
Interpretation of dysrhythmias

Onboarding and Documentation

Background check: Completed within 45 days of start and updated annually. Includes a 7-year SSN trace and several national, federal, and state searches. Statewide-only searches are not accepted.
Drug screen: Required within 45 days of start. Marijuana-positive results disqualify the candidate.
TB: Negative TB test (QuantiFERON Gold preferred) within one year of start. T-SPOT is not accepted.
TB questionnaire: Required for all candidates.
Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: Two vaccines or a positive titer. Negative or equivocal titers require a declination or one booster for starts on or after 2/10/2025.
Hepatitis B: Vaccine series of 3, a titer, or a declination.
Flu vaccine: Required for assignments starting 8/24 and later. Records (or a religious or medical exemption form) are due by 9/30. Declinations are not accepted.
Color blindness test: Required within 12 months before start. Ishihara or online tests are accepted.
Physical exam: Must be within 12 months of start and signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA. Chiropractor (DC) forms are not accepted.
Unit-specific skills checklist: Required within the last year and updated annually. Must show a date stamp.
References: Two supervisory references from employers within the past three years. References must be completed within three years of start.
Employment application: Must show 7 years of work history, with no unexplained gaps over 30 days.
Photo for badge: Passport-style photo with a solid background, uploaded before start. Filters and facial piercings are not acceptable.
Driver's license or state ID: Required, in color and current.

Time Off

Time off requests during any holiday or holiday week will not be accommodated. Covered holidays include Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, Spring Break, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, and Halloween.
Travelers may request holiday time off directly with the manager after arriving onsite, using the time-off form.