ER RN
Columbia, South Carolina
Providence Health

ER RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Columbia, South Carolina Employment type: Travel/Contract, 13 weeks Facility: Acute care hospital, 75 staffed beds Unit: ER (scrub color: royal blue)

Schedule

• 3x12-hour nights, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM (36 hours/week)
• Weekends and holidays included; holidays as needed
• No on-call
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks (guaranteed hours)
• Block schedule may be requested before assignment, but approval is not guaranteed
• Float: travelers may be required to float between campuses due to census and/or staffing needs

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• ED - Emergency Department (2 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic

Licensing timeline: An SC permanent license takes about 3 to 5 weeks. If the RN has no SC or Compact license, the facility prefers the walk-through (temporary) process, which takes 24 to 48 business hours. Candidates with a background hit, arrest, charge, or conviction are not eligible for walk-through licensure. Minor traffic violations do not count.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, completed within 90 days of start
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, then updated with each renewal or extension
• Education verification, with a diploma or transcript accepted as a placeholder
• Work history verification of the last 3 clinical employers
• Two clinical references, including at least one from the same unit
• Employment application or resume with no unaccounted gaps
• Annual skills checklist
• Physical exam within 90 days of start, updated annually
• 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Tdap within 10 years, or a declination form
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• TB test (T-spot or Q-Gold) within 90 days of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption, due by December 4, 2026, for the 2026-27 flu season
• Modules must be completed before start and take about 2 hours on a computer (not a phone); travelers are sent home if they are not complete at orientation
• Driver's license or state ID copy, Social Security card copy, and photo for badge

Preferred

• COVID vaccination records (highly preferred, not required; declination form otherwise)
• Diploma or transcript showing area of study and degree (highly preferred)

Other Details

• Charting in Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Locals accepted
• Free parking with a pass distributed at pickup
• Hurricane season (June through November): travelers may be assigned to emergency response teams. Travelers should not confirm a new or extended assignment during this season if that is a problem.