Critical Care Float ICU RN
Woodway, Texas
3015-TX Ascension Providence

RN ICU

Location: Waco, Texas Unit: ICU (conglomerate unit with medical, surgical, and cardiovascular patients) Employment type: Long-term assignment (LTA) Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: 18:45 - 07:15

Role Description

• Conglomerate ICU unit with medical, surgical, and cardiovascular patients.
• Float scope: must be able to float within the critical care service line, which includes ICU and Step Down.

Required Qualifications

• Current Texas RN license, with primary source verification (Nursys) completed within 30 days before start.
• Minimum of three years of ICU experience.
• Critical Care Float experience of two years.
• Critical Care Float experience within the last year.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• ACLS certification from the American Heart Association.
• NIH certification (Group A updated yearly; Groups B-F updated every 2 years).
• NIHSS certification.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Valid driver's license.

Required Onboarding and Compliance

• Submission items: Resume or profile, two professional references completed before the first assignment, and a skills checklist (clinical only) completed within one year of start.
• Competency exams: Specialty exam (minimum 80% or national benchmark, two attempts, repeated every 3 years); EKG exam (minimum 80%, two attempts, updated every 3 years); core competencies covering HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, and OSHA (minimum 80%, two attempts, updated every 3 years); and an EMR test-out with a signed attestation.
• Education and employment: Education verification within 90 days of start (diplomas not accepted); third-party employment verification for the past seven years; and a confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead.
• Background and screening: Criminal background check and EPLS check within 90 days of start, updated yearly; 12-panel drug screen within 30 days before the first assignment, updated yearly.
• Health and immunizations: Health statement or physical before first assignment; color vision test; fit test (required for all travelers); MMR (two doses or positive IgG titer, no declinations); Hepatitis B series or signed declination; varicella immunity documentation (no declinations); Tdap within 10 years (no declinations); TB screening (2-step PPD or IGRA, with annual TB questionnaire); and influenza vaccine (declinations accepted, but mask required at all times during flu season).
• Other: Valid driver's license or state ID matching the address on file; a disciplinary action questionnaire if applicable; onboarding education attestation; nursing contract worker onboarding completed onsite; pre-hire modules for non-allied positions, repeated yearly; and a badge photo (forward-facing headshot, white or blue background, no filters).

Optional

• Unit-specific checklist (to be uploaded by the unit leader within a week).