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License: Valid RN license in Louisiana
Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Experience: 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience
Recent Experience: Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
Teaching Hospital Experience: Experience in a teaching hospital setting
Systems: Experience with Epic
Certifications:
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
- AWHONN Intermediate
- FHM

Background Check: Within 30 days of start, covering the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes Social Security trace, county, nationwide, sex offender, federal extended, and FACIS Level 3 searches
Exclusion Checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, within 30 days of start
Photo ID: Government-issued, with the name matching all documentation
E-Verify: I-9 required
License Verification: State license and NURSYS verification, within 30 days of start
Drug Testing: Within 30 days of start, updated every 2 years
Tdap: Within 10 years. Medical or religious exemptions accepted with the appropriate form
TB: Negative TB test (QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or two-step skin test) within 3 months of start, or a past-positive pathway with chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire. TB questionnaire required annually for all candidates
Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella: Two vaccines or a positive titer. Low titers require two boosters, with the second allowed to be pending at start but completed within 60 days
Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or signed declination within 12 months of start
Flu Vaccination: Required October 1 to March 31 for new starts beginning 10/1, with documentation on file by 10/31. Medical or religious exemptions and declinations accepted. Unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask at all times
Employment Application: 7 years of work history with no gap longer than 30 days, including phone numbers

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