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Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Requirements & Skills

Minimum 1.5+ years of recent nursing experience (higher years of experience not indicated)
Strong skills in:
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
- Airway management
- Management of vented patients
- Arterial line (Artline) management (preferred for ER)
- Management of dysrhythmias and interpretation of dysrhythmias
- Central line management
- Management of IV drips and titration of IV vasopressors
- Isolation precautions
- Triage skills (ER/ER Holding only)
- Computerized documentation
- Nurse to patient ratios 1:1-2+
- NIH Stroke Certification
- Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Continuous IV sedation
- Management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure

Certifications Required

BLS (Basic Life Support)
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) — required for ER only
State Nursing License (Primary Source Verification)
NURSYS Verification (for RNs)
NIH Stroke Certification (must be current within 1 year unless otherwise stated)
CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) — as required by specialty/unit

Background & Verification Requirements

7-year criminal background check covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
EPLS/GSA/SAM check
HHS/OIG check
Education verification matching specialty (transcript or diploma acceptable if verification unavailable)
State-specific abuse registry check (KY State Abuse Registry for Home Health specialties)

Health & Immunization Requirements

Physical exam within 1 year of start (not required by facility but required by agency standards)
Fit mask test (annual) with accepted mask types; fit test waiver process available for failed tests
Tdap vaccine within 10 years (declination acceptable for non-clinical)
Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year, updated annually
Baseline TB risk assessment within 90 days of start, updated annually
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) — 2 vaccines or IgG titer required; declinations not accepted
Hepatitis B surface antibody titer, series, or declination required
Varicella — 2 vaccines or IgG titer required; declinations not accepted
Negative 9-panel urine drug screen within 90 days of start (facility requires 5-panel but 9-panel required by agency)
Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season (Oct 1 - Mar 31); declinations not accepted
COVID-19 vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required; facility-specific exemption form must be completed

Additional Requirements

2 professional references required (1 for non-clinical)
Employment application required
Unit-specific skills checklist required and must be updated annually (not required for non-clinical)
Badge photo (headshot with solid light background) required

Prior Travel Experience

No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned

This position requires a skilled Registered Nurse with critical care competencies and certifications, ready for a 13-week travel contract in Kentucky.