Med Surg RN
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lovelace Medical Center

MS RN – Medical Surgical

Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12 hours, 6:30 to 19:00 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week (36 or 48 hour option)

Assignment Details

• Patient ratio: 1:6
• Weekends: 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week period
• Floats to units of equal acuity
• Unit accepts first-time travelers
• Local candidates within a 50-mile radius are not accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Mexico
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience within the last year (1 year of experience required)
• BLS issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, RQI, or American Safety and Health Institute
• Active state RN license, verified through primary source online verification
• NURSYS verification (RN)
• Driver's license or state ID
• ACLS, PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, MAB, NIH Stroke Certification (expires annually), CPI (certifications required as applicable)
• Behavioral health RNs must complete the APNA eLearning Center course "Competency-Based Training for Conducting the One-Hour Face-to-Face Assessment for Persons in Restraint or Seclusion" before start
• Competency exam: minimum 80% or the Angoff score if higher
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (as applicable by profession)
• Color blind test (online version acceptable)
• Unit-specific skills checklist, completed annually
• Core testing (subcontractor candidates only; a signed HIPAA form is preferred, and core testing is an acceptable alternative)
• 7-year background check, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually, including SS trace, county criminal searches for the last 7 years, nationwide sex offender search, and education verification of highest level completed
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required upon hire
• E-Verify (direct candidates) or attestation (subcontractor candidates)
• 7-year work history verification
• Employment application or resume
• Clear headshot for badge
• Fingerprinting (New Mexico placements only): completed onsite during orientation, redone for every new contract, consent form and government ID due by the Wednesday before start, clearance takes 1–3 business days. Travelers may attend orientation pending clearance but cannot work on the unit until cleared.
• Physical exam within 12 months of start (not required annually)
• Adult Tdap within 10 years of start
• Negative TB test (2-step PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start (not required annually). A positive result requires proof, a chest X-ray within the last 5 years dated after the positive result, and a TB questionnaire within 90 days of start.
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters after titer, and the second may be pending at start.
• Hepatitis B: positive titer, series of 3, or declination. Negative or equivocal titers require declination or 1 booster after titer.
• Varicella: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented diagnosis of chickenpox. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters after titer.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (not required annually)
• Fit test completed onsite, required within 1 year of start and renewed annually
• Flu vaccine or an agency-approved medical or religious exemption for flu season (10/01–03/31). Declinations are not accepted. Documentation must be on file by 10/01, and working candidates have a deadline of 11/15.

Vaccine Record Restriction

• Vaccine records may not state "per history," "history," "received elsewhere," or "per previous records."

Preferred Qualifications

• None listed

References

• Internal requirement only: 2 professional references for travel, allied, and per diem acute care roles, or 1 for per diem non-acute care, within 2 years of start