Med Surg Tele RN
Batavia, New York
United Memorial Medical Center

MS/Tele

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Batavia, New York
• 37 beds
• Day shift: 4x12 hours, 7:00–19:00
• 48 hours per week
• Staffing ratio: 1:9 on all shifts
• Float required to another med/surg unit
• Weekend coverage: every other weekend or 4 weekend shifts per month
• Locals are not accepted; must live more than 75 miles away
• Unit accepts first-time travelers

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Experience with Epic
• Government-issued photo ID
• 7-year criminal background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• Education verification
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgement
• State license verification
• NURSYS verification
• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam
• Color Blind Testing Online
• Competency Exam
• Photo for badge
• Employment application
• Skills Checklist 1
• 2 references within 3 years of start
• Work history verification
• New York State sex offender registry search results
• New York State Medicaid exclusion list

Preferred

• Previous charge experience

Unit Details

• Typical med/surg tele unit
• Patients are mostly elderly and include respiratory, cardiac, GI, and neuro diagnoses
• Potential overflow ortho patients
• Care Delivery Model uses teams of 1 RN, 1 LPN, and 1 PCT for up to 9 patients
• Modified teams are used when complete teams are not available

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray
• TB questionnaire in lieu of annual TB test renewal
• Rubeola immunity
• Mumps immunity
• Rubella immunity
• Hepatitis B immunity or declination
• Varicella immunity
• Drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or signed declination during flu season
• Eye exam within 1 year of start
• COVID vaccination documentation is preferred but not required

Scrubs

• Navy blue and white, any combination of those colors