ER RN
Columbia, South Carolina
Providence Health

ER RN, Columbia, South Carolina

Employment type: Travel/Contract Facility type: Acute care hospital, 75 staffed beds Contract length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Nights, 3 x 12-hour shifts (7p-7a), 36 hours per week
• Weekends and holidays included; holidays as needed
• No on-call requirement
• Block schedule requests can be made before assignment but are not guaranteed
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• All RTO must be included at submission; approval is based on facility needs

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of at least 2 years, with ED experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Certifications: ACLS (American Heart Association or RQI), BLS (American Heart Association or American Red Cross), PALS (American Heart Association), NIHSS
• Experience with Epic
• Competency exam and medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable
• Annual skills checklist
• Current application or resume with all PTO, contract assignments, and agency names included, with no unaccounted gaps
• Two clinical references, at least one from the same unit
• Work history verification for the last 3 clinical employers (or all clinical employers if fewer than 3)
• Initial physical exam within 90 days of start, updated annually
• Negative TB test (T-spot or Q-Gold) within 90 days of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
• 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Background check covering the past 7 years, updated annually
• Exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal
• Education verification
• Copy of driver's license or state ID and Social Security card
• E-Verify attestation of work eligibility
• Nursys verification (required for all RNs)
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Tdap within 10 years, or declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season
• Photo for badge

Not Required

• TNCC is not required for ER RNs.
• COVID vaccination is not required (highly preferred).

Licensing Notes

• SC license processing can take 3-5 weeks. Candidates without an SC or Compact license may be eligible for a walk-through (temporary) license, with an ETA of 24-48 business hours. Candidates with any background hit, arrest, charge, or conviction are not eligible.

Additional Information

• Float: Travelers may be required to float between the facility's campuses due to census or staffing needs.
• Local radius: 60 miles. Locals are accepted.
• Hurricane season (June through November): Travelers may be assigned to emergency response teams during this period.
• Orientation: Required HR modules (about 2 hours, completed on a computer, not a cell phone) must be finished before orientation or the traveler will be sent home.