Med Surg/Telemetry Float RN
Valencia, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

MS/Tele Float DAYS RN

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Valencia, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day (3x12 hours), 7:00 to 19:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Every other weekend required, or more depending on department needs. Sunday night is not considered a weekend.

Role Details

• Mandatory float to ARU and DOU, receiving patients within scope
• Nurse-to-patient ratio in DOU: 1:3
• Nurse-to-patient ratio in ARU: 1:5
• Described as a very fast-paced environment

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (1 year), completed within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with feeding tubes
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• Non-invasive airway management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with tracheostomy management
• Experience with wound care / Wound VAC

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: 7-year background check completed within 1 year of start, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, county searches of locations lived, worked, or attended school, nationwide sex offender search, and highest-level education verification. International searches are not required.
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required annually.
• Identity verification: Must be completed before starting the assignment. Government-issued photo ID required.
• Education: Highest-level education verification required. A copy of diploma or transcript is accepted if needed.
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years of start.
• Employment application: Required.
• Skills checklist: Required annually.
• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start. Not required annually.
• TB screening: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT within 90 days of start. Not required annually. For a positive result, a negative chest X-ray within 5 years of start is required. A TB questionnaire is required in lieu of annual TB testing.
• Drug screen: Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start. Not required annually.
• Immunizations and titers: Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation (vaccines, positive titer, or declination as applicable). Candidates born before 1957 are exempt from measles, mumps, and rubella requirements.
• Influenza: Vaccine or declination on file between 11/1 and 3/31, due by November 1. Unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask for the duration of the respiratory season.
• COVID-19: Vaccine or declination required during the season. Not required in the off-season.
• Facility forms: Abuse reporting acknowledgment, code of conduct (review before start), conflict of interest acknowledgment, new hire input form, policy and user acknowledgment, self-identification form, and annual regulatory attestation. A COVID declination form is completed only if declining the COVID vaccine.

Scheduling Policy

• Required time off (RTO) must be submitted up front. No exceptions.