Med Surg Float RN
Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Acute Care Float (Medical Surgical)

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

Overview

• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts, 18:45–07:15 (30-minute lunch), 36 hours per week
• Ratios: Typically 1:6, varies with need
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Assignment: Acute Care Float, assigned by the nursing supervisor when staffing assignments are made
• Scrubs: Royal Blue

Float Scope

May float to the following units:

• Medical comfort care
• Surgery and GI
• Trauma
• Medical
• Observation
• Oncology
• Medical nephrology
• Orthopedics
• Joint replacement/Ortho
• Neuro
• Vascular
• Pulmonary
• Cardiac surgery
• Cardiac

Required Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered Tennessee (or multistate) RN license. Pending licenses are not accepted.
• 2 years of Med Surg experience in a hospital setting (comparable acuity)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association (AHA only)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Cerner

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background: 7-year criminal check (completed within a year of start and updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years), plus sex offender registry, education verification (highest degree), and nationwide, federal, and international searches as applicable
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• Identification and work eligibility: Government-issued photo ID, which must be carried during shifts, and proof of E-Verify or attestation
• Licensure verification: Primary source verification and Nursys verification (required for all RNs)
• Competencies: Medication/pharmacology exam and competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty; skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Drug testing: 10-panel drug screen with alcohol test, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually. Alcohol may be tested by blood, urine, or breathalyzer, and instant drug screens are accepted if a full screen will not finish on time.
• Immunizations and health:

  • Physical exam statement within the last 12 months (not required annually)
  • Tdap required, or a facility declination form if declined
  • TB questionnaire required; QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 3 months, or 2 PPDs, required; not renewed annually
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella: titer or 2 vaccines
  • Hepatitis B: series or positive titer (declinations accepted only in limited circumstances at facility discretion)
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or history of chicken pox
  • Hepatitis A: titer, vaccine series, or declination, required only for ED, NICU, Endoscopy, Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, and Mother-Baby
  • Seasonal flu vaccine required (10/1–3/31). Working candidates must have documentation or an approved medical or religious exemption on file by 11/30. Approved exemptions require wearing a mask through the end of flu season.
• References: 2 professional references within the last 2 years
• Other: Employment application or resume, respirator fit testing form, facility badge photo before start, and an immunization declination form if applicable