Med Surg Telemetry RN
Newport News, Virginia
Riverside Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular Telemetry (CVT)

Assignment Overview

• Location: Newport News, Virginia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3 x 12 hours (19:00–07:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Unit: 54-bed Cardiovascular telemetry unit, split into three 18-bed wings
• Float/overflow: CVT patients are also cared for in the Overflow unit

Schedule

• Required: Every other weekend, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night
• Holidays: The nurse may be scheduled to work if a holiday occurs during the assignment
• Preferred: Flexible scheduling

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (1 year), completed within the last year
• Experience with Epic
• BLS issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Military, or American Safety & Health Institute
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Military & American Safety & Health Institute
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification

Health and Background Requirements

• Physical exam: Physician statement within the last 12 months. Not required annually.
• TB screening: Two PPDs at least 2 weeks apart, or a QGold/T-Spot, completed within 12 months, plus a TB screening questionnaire showing no symptoms. Not required annually.

  • If TB-positive: a negative chest X-ray after the positive test, plus a physician-signed TB LTBI clearance letter. If no treatment is recommended, a signed LTBI treatment declination is also required.
• Drug screen: Completed within the last 12 months. Must include barbiturates, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cocaine, methadone, marijuana/cannabinoids, methamphetamine, and opiates.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: Proof of 2 vaccines, a positive titer, or an approved facility exemption. Candidates born before 1957 are exempt.
• Hepatitis B: Vaccine series, titer, or facility declination.
• COVID-19: Vaccine series preferred only. A facility declination is used if no series is on record.
• Influenza: Vaccine or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/1–3/31). Deadline is 11/10 for the 2026–27 season. Declinations are not accepted.
• Background check: Covers the past 7 years of locations lived and worked. Repeated annually.

Documents, Competencies, and Onboarding

• Application/resume: Required
• References: 2 professional references required
• Competencies: Competency exam and medication/pharmacology competency exam, completed within a year of start and updated annually. Skills checklist updated annually.
• Core orientation: Core Parts I–III. Subcontractors may submit a signed HIPAA form (preferred) or complete core testing.
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgment: Required
• Before start: Review and sign the confidentiality agreement, scrub color policy, safety brochure, dress code policy, drug-free policy, and fingernail guidelines. Review the hand washing hygiene policy.
• Badge photo: Submit 5 days before start. Must be recent (within 6 months), head-on, in color, with a plain background, and meet the listed photo guidelines.