Med Surg/Tele RN
San Francisco, California
UCSF Health Medical Center

Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

Overview

• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Contract Length: 15 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Float Scope: May float to other facilities in the system

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Experience in a teaching hospital setting
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI

Background and Screening

• 7-year criminal background check, run within 30 days of start and renewed annually. Must include every county where the candidate lived or worked, plus five Bay Area counties regardless of residence.
• Sex offender search, OIG/HHS and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks, each run within 30 days of start
• Education verification by a third-party source (copy of diploma or transcript is acceptable in lieu)
• Valid driver's license or state ID, or US passport. Identity must match the professional license.
• Drug screen: standard 9-panel excluding THC, run within 30 days of start and repeated every 2 years. Negative dilute and instant/rapid tests are not acceptable.
• Two supervisory references, preferably from the most recent place of employment (charge nurses are acceptable). Completed references must be in hand at submission.
• Resume covering the last 7 years of work history, with gaps of 30 days or more explained. Work history must be verified for 7 years. Attestations are not acceptable for the most recent employment.
• Unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including a physician statement of fitness to work, signed by an MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA
• TB screening: QuantiFERON Gold within 3 months before start, or a chest X-ray and questionnaire if positive. An annual TB questionnaire is required within 30 days of start.
• Immunity documentation for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B, either by titer or vaccine series. Varicella history of disease is not accepted.
• Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap vaccination within the last 10 years, or a declination on file that includes a prior Tdap
• Seasonal flu vaccine or facility-specific declination, required 11/1 through 4/30
• Fit mask testing: approved 3M 1870+, 3M 1860, or Halyard 46827/46727 mask, with size and pass/fail result documented. Fit testing or PAPR may be completed onsite as a last resort.
• COVID vaccination is not required but is strongly recommended.
• Vaccine exemptions (religious or medical) are available with approval. Requests must be submitted at least 2 weeks before start.

Orientation and Training

• Facility learning modules, completed before Day 1 for Tuesday starts or during orientation for Monday starts
• Annual cyber security awareness training and quiz, with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Advanced HIPAA healthcare provider module and quiz, with a passing score of 80% or higher, required for nursing candidates
• Review of parking and uniform information and the COVID-19 preparedness update, initialed before start
• COVID questionnaire, completed no earlier than the Monday before start