Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
La Jolla, California
Scripps Green Hospital

Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Location: La Jolla, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Schedule

• Works 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week cycle
• Works at least one holiday, including the holiday weekend

Float Scope

• May be required to float across the organization (5 hospitals) to like units or lower-acuity units, as needed
• Excludes the Emergency Department (ED)

Required Qualifications

Certifications and Licenses

• Basic Life Support (BLS), AHA or RQI, required for all clinical positions
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), AHA or RQI, required for Telemetry
• NIH Stroke Certification, required for Telemetry and valid for the length of the assignment. Accepted sources: NIHSS via Blue Cloud, NIH via AHA, or Apex Innovations. Valid for 1 year and must be updated annually. NIH through HealthStream is not accepted, even if from Apex, Blue Cloud, or AHA. Must come from the original vendor.
• State license with primary source verification completed within 30 days of start
• Floating requirements document, required for Telemetry, Step-Down, PCU, ICU, and CVICU RNs

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start. A positive PPD requires a clear chest X-ray within 12 months and an annual TB questionnaire.
• Tdap vaccine required; declinations not accepted
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: 2 vaccines or titer. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters, and the 2nd booster may be pending at start. Declinations not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: vaccine series, titer, or signed declination
• COVID-19 vaccination completed, or an approved medical or religious exemption on file
• Flu vaccination on file or signed agency declination, per the seasonal deadlines
• N95 fit test within the past year. Onsite testing is not available. Approved masks are listed in the facility documentation.
• 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start

Background and Documents

• 7-year criminal background check
• HHS/OIG check
• Proof of W-4 on file
• Two satisfactory references
• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Signed vaccine attestation form (required regardless of vaccination status)
• Facility standards of conduct and confidentiality acknowledgments, signed before start and renewed each calendar year
• Facility learning modules (about 8 hours), completed by the Monday before start, with a PDF transcript submitted