Critical Care Float ICU RN
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

ICU RN (Travel Registered Nurse)

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia (Coastal Virginia region, minutes from Virginia Beach and Norfolk) Contract Length: 13 weeks Department: ICU Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30 Schedule: 3x12s or 4x12s, 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week Typical Patient Ratio: 1:2 to 3

Schedule and Float Requirements

• Every other weekend, floating, and holidays within the contract are required.
• Must be willing to float to:

  • Stepdown Unit
  • Emergency Department or Medical-Surgical units to care for ICU patients being held

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience
• Critical Care Float experience (1 year of experience, within the last year)
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• Experience with Epic
• Ventilator management
• IV drip titration
• Conscious sedation
• Dysrhythmia recognition and management

Background and Eligibility

• Zero tolerance for license or background hits; any hit results in cancellation.
• 7-year criminal background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years.
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks required within 30 days of start and updated with each renewal or extension.
• Fingerprints required for all candidates, with results sent directly to the facility.
• Local RN candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are not eligible.

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physician statement of good physical health within 12 months of start (does not need annual update).
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (not required annually).
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-spot) within 1 year of start, renewed annually. Candidates with a past positive must provide a QuantiFERON Gold or T-spot within 1 year, a chest X-ray within 1 year, and a TB questionnaire.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers within 10 years; low or equivocal titers require 1 booster, or a declination (not for specialties caring for infants or pediatrics).
• Hepatitis B titer within 10 years or declination.
• Flu vaccination required 10/31 through 4/30. Documentation must show administration details; receipts are not accepted. Medical and religious exemptions are permitted but require a facility exemption form and mask use during shifts.
• COVID vaccine preferred but not required.
• N95 fit test required within 1 year before start and renewed annually, using an accepted mask model. Failing the fit test ends the contract. PAPR is not permitted.

Competencies and Testing

• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam given onsite on day one. Candidates have 1 attempt; failure results in cancellation. Study resources are available, but the facility has no study guide.
• Color blind test requires a 100% passing score; one retake is allowed.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam required as applicable.
• Unit-specific skills checklist required, updated annually.

Submission Requirements

• Completed cover sheet, including requested time off
• Current NURSYS report
• Two professional references
• Employment application or resume
• Job description acknowledgment
• Photo for badge (passport style, shoulders up, plain background), required before start
• Vehicle registration form, required before start
• Time-sensitive traveler information grid, due within 48 hours of signing
• Government-issued photo ID, carried during all shifts