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Location: Latrobe, Pennsylvania Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Valid Pennsylvania RN license
Minimum of 1 year of Med Surg experience, with experience within the last year
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
NIHSS certification
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
Valid driver's license

Unit-specific competency exam with 80% or higher, completed within 12 months of start
Core Part I, II, and III: annual, 80% or higher each
Medication test/pharmacology competency exam: 80% or Meet/Exceed Angoff score
Annual skills checklist: all boxes must be completed, in legal name

Physical exam: Within 12 months, updated annually. Must state cleared to work with no restrictions. Must be completed by an MD, DO, NP/APRN, DC, PA, or clinical nurse midwife on universal, clinic, or doctor's letterhead. Agency physical form is not accepted.
TB: QuantiFERON Gold or T-spot negative within 30 days of start. Past positive candidates require a chest X-ray within 3 years and an annual TB questionnaire.
Drug screen: Negative result within 30 days of start. Cannot be pending. Positive THC or marijuana results in rejection.
Tdap: Within 10 years. Declination form accepted.
Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or declination. If titer is negative or equivocal, facility declination, or two boosters with titer redraw is required.
Hepatitis B: Positive titer, 3-dose series, or declination.
Varicella: Positive titer, proof of 2 vaccines, or declination.
COVID: Initial series or 1 bivalent vaccine, or declination. Religious exemptions require a signed form and formal letter from the religious official. Medical exemptions require physician signature.
Flu vaccination: Required during flu season, or declination. Facility accepts agency declinations.

Background check: Within 30 days of start, updated annually. Includes county, national criminal, and national sex offender searches in one report.
Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG): Within 30 days of start.
Education verification: Within 30 days of start, through third-party vendor. Verify initial degree.
Work history verification: Permanent positions within 5 years and travel assignments within 2 years, verified through third-party vendor. Gaps over 30 days must be explained.
Employment application: 7 years of work history, or since graduation if less than 7 years in field.
References: One supervisor reference from a facility worked within the last 12 months, preferably the most recent facility. Charge RNs may serve as supervisor references.
Pennsylvania child abuse search and fingerprinting: Required for all candidates. Must clear before the client will approve. Fingerprint results typically finalize within 24 to 48 business hours, then take 7 to 14 days by mail.

Prior to start: Patient safety and facility modules, including assessment of patient policy, interdisciplinary plans of care, skin integrity training, mobility training, and catheter training. Must pass each quiz with 100% and post proof of completion.
Prior to start: Code of conduct, confidentiality agreement, disclosure statement, exclusion information form, pandemic attestation, orientation checklist, and a signed job description.
Cardiac procedure education binder: Not applicable to listed units.
Badge photo: Required. JPEG, passport style, solid blue background, no sunglasses or hats, not blurry.
Facility-provided: First week's schedule and facility-specific documents sent within 48 hours of start.