Med Surg RN
Nashville, Tennessee
2804-TN St Thomas Midtown Hospital

RN Medical/Surgical – Reopening

Location: Nashville, Tennessee Employment Type: LTA Contract Length: 12 weeks Shift: 18:30 – 07:00

Required Qualifications

Licensure and Verification

• Current license and primary source verification within 30 days prior to start of assignment
• Nursys verification within 30 days prior to start; disciplinary actions require a FACIS Questionnaire uploaded with board documents
• Driver's License/State ID, not expired, matching the address on file (front and back). If placed outside the home or issuing state of a compact license, the driver's license address must match the compact license home state.
• Education verification completed within 90 days of start (diplomas not accepted)
• Employment verification for the past seven years, updated every year
• Confirmation of Assignment on agency letterhead, provided at initial assignment and each extension
• Criminal background check, including SSN trace, OIG search, and National Sex Offender search, completed within 90 days of first assignment and updated every year
• EPLS check run within 90 days of start

Certifications

• BLS, must be AHA

Testing and Checklists

• Medical Surgical exam: minimum 80%, two attempts allowed, required before start and updated every 3 years
• Core competencies (HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, OSHA topics): minimum 80% or national benchmark, completed within one year of start and updated every 3 years, two attempts allowed
• EKG exam: minimum 80%, two attempts allowed, updated every 3 years; answers must be visibly marked and the graded exam uploaded with the traveler's signature and date
• NIH certification: Group A updated yearly, Groups B–F every 2 years
• Skills checklist: clinical only, completed within one year of start and updated annually for specialty
• Nova StatStrip pre-hire modules, required annually
• Nursing contract worker onboarding, completed onsite
• Onboarding requirements education attestation (from the 6-hour pre-hire module), uploaded by the agency
• 11-panel drug screen within 30 days before the first assignment, updated annually, with MRO review for prescriptions or negative-dilute results
• Color vision test, completed before start and updated every 3 years

Health and Immunizations

• Fit test required for all travelers, preferred before start (can be completed onsite; PAPR not done onsite). WI and MI require specific 3M masks. Updated annually.
• MMR: proof of two doses or positive IgG titer; no declinations accepted (if negative titer, two doses four weeks apart)
• Varicella: proof of two doses, serologic immunity, or documented history of varicella or herpes zoster; no declinations accepted
• Hepatitis B: vaccine series completed or signed declination
• Influenza vaccine: exemptions and declinations accepted, but the traveler must wear a mask at all times during flu season (October 1 through March 31)
• TB: 2-step PPD or negative IGRA within the required window, with TB questionnaire updated annually
• Tdap: valid 10 years from administration; no declinations or attestations accepted
• Health statement or physical exam before first assignment, updated annually

Documents

• Badge photo: forward-facing headshot with white or blue background, no filters
• Resume or profile matching employment verification
• At least two professional references completed before first assignment

Optional

• Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN®)
• Name change legal documentation (if applicable)
• Unit-specific checklist (optional for onboarding; the unit leader uploads it within one week)
• Positive PPD option: positive IGRA or PPD results, chest X-ray within one year, and TB questionnaire