Med Surg RN
Spokane, Washington
Saint Luke's Rehabilitation Institute

MS RN - Medical Surgical

Location: Spokane, Washington Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 16 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Facility and Unit

• Facility type: Rehabilitation; teaching hospital
• Total staffed beds: 91
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6
• Float: Will float between units. May be required to float to another facility in the system within a reasonable distance.
• Weekends: Required, per facility needs
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedules: Not required
• 48-hour approval: Approved
• Scrubs: Any color on all units
• Charting: EHR
• Parking: No fee

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• 1 year of Med Surg experience, completed within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Certifications (Confirm Against Unit Requirements)

The source states these must be verified against the job's unit requirements:

• BLS and ACLS (AHA certification, or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation only)
• PALS (same certifying bodies as BLS/ACLS)
• NRP, CHEMO, IV certification, MAB, NIH Stroke, CPI
• EFM (mainly for L&D)
• TNCC (per diem only)

Background and Identity Checks

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, Death Master Index, county and nationwide criminal searches, national sex offender search, FACIS Level 3, education verification, and international search if applicable.
• Background hits that cancel the assignment: open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI charge, or any sex offender hit.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly.
• Washington State Patrol WATCH search within 90 days of start (required by Washington state law).
• Government-issued photo ID.
• Social Security card (required for I-9).
• Passport-style badge photo with neutral background, uploaded in JPEG format by Monday COB before start.

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN. Must indicate free of infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodation.
• TB: IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. If previously positive, provide proof plus a chest X-ray dated after the positive result. Annual update requires 1 PPD or TB titer.
• Tdap within 10 years (declination acceptable).
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart, or positive titer. Low/equivocal titer has additional options, and a signed declination is accepted.
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, or positive titer plus vaccination documentation.
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or positive titer, or signed declination.
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start. Instant screens accepted.
• Flu vaccine required during flu season (9/1 to 3/30), or declination on the agency declination form.
• COVID: copy of latest vaccination record preferred. Without documentation, candidate is treated as unvaccinated and must follow infection prevention measures.
• Fit mask test required, completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year. Any mask type is acceptable.
• RespSafety clearance required for all travel candidates, renewed annually.

Experience and Application

• Minimum of 2 references covering 1 year of total employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting. References must include month/year dates.
• Employment application covering at least the last 5 years, with explanations for any employment gaps or overlaps.

Onboarding and Training

• Float policy acknowledgement form required.
• Annual regulatory training modules (about 3.5 hours), assigned through the agency learning system.
• Regional specialty training modules (pre-start and annual recertification), if applicable to your specialty.
• EHR training modules completed within 1 week of orientation. Transcripts required; certificates of completion are not accepted.