OR RN
Clinton, Maryland
MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital

OR RN (Operating Room)

Overview

• Location: Clinton, Maryland
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start dates: 11/16 and 11/30
• Hours: 40 hours per week, 10- or 8-hour shifts
• Shift: Day (4x10 hours, 7:00 to 17:30) or Evening (4x10 hours, 13:00 to 23:30)
• Schedule: Primarily day-shift coverage, with flexibility for day/evening variable shifts based on departmental needs
• Shift options: 7:00 AM–3:00 PM, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, 9:00 AM–7:30 PM, 11:00 AM–7:30 PM, 1:00 PM–11:30 PM, 3:00 PM–11:30 PM
• Evening requirement: One evening shift per week (8- or 10-hour shift), 1:00 PM–11:30 PM or 3:00 PM–11:30 PM
• Call: 1–2 twelve-hour weekend call shifts, weekday call as needed, and 1 holiday
• Benefits: Scrubs provided; parking has no fees

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 2 years minimum experience
• Prior travel experience: Must have completed at least 1 travel assignment
• First-time travelers: Does not accept first-time travelers
• Skills: General OR experience
• Certification: BLS (must be AHA or ARC)
• State license: State license verification required prior to start
• Unit-based certifications:

  • PALS required for RNs working in ED or Pediatrics (AHA or ARC)
  • NIH Stroke Certification required for MS/Tele and ICU
  • ACLS, NRP, TNCC, and EFM are required as stated in the relevant unit description
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam: Required for RNs in the listed telemetry, ICU, cardiac, and critical care units. Must have been completed within 1 year of start, updated annually, with an overall score of 80% or higher and 100% on the Lethal Rhythms section.
• Medication test/Pharmacology competency exam: Required prior to start and updated every 3 years, with a score of 80% or higher. Per diem candidates do not need to update it.
• Competency exam: Required within 3 years of start, with a score of 80% or higher
• Color blind testing: Required (online or in-person exam acceptable)
• Skills checklist: Required prior to start and updated annually
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement: Required annually
• Flu vaccine: Required for all employees. Medical or religious exemptions are possible but facility approval is strict and few are approved.

Preferred

• Robotics XI experience
• Ortho/Neuro experience
• Tdap vaccine within 10 years

Health and Immunizations

• Annual physical stating ability to perform work without accommodations and free from communicable disease, signed by MD, PA, NP, or DO
• N95 fit test within 9 months of start, updated annually
• TB: Negative PPD (with mm reading), Quantiferon, or T-Spot within 1 year, or documentation of past positive with TB questionnaire and chest X-ray for positive history. TB questionnaire required annually.
• Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, and Rubella: Documentation of 2 MMR vaccines or a positive titer
• Varicella: Documentation of 2 VZV vaccines or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: Titer, series of 3, or signed declination

Background, Screening, and Documentation

• Criminal background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school in the past 7 years
• Drug screen within 90 days of start, excluding marijuana; a new screen is required after a break in service of 6 months or more
• Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) required prior to start and monthly thereafter
• Education verification for highest level degree required by the position
• I-9/E-Verify attestation required
• Two positive supervisory references, including one from the most recent assignment, supporting at least 2 years of experience in the past 3 years
• Employment application covering 7 years of work history with no gaps
• Work history verification: minimum 2 years in the past 7 years (preferably the 2 most recent), including at least 1 travel assignment; attestations acceptable
• Facility modules must be completed by the deadline set by the agency
• Badge photo requirements apply
• ADA support person review required