Med Surg Telemetry RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Med Surg/Tele RN

Location: Auburn, New York Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Floating: Per facility needs

Schedule

• 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:30. No blocked scheduling.
• May consider 4x12-hour shifts if available.
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Weekends: every other weekend and every other holiday
• Call-off policy: 3 shifts per 13-week assignment

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum of 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with recent Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the past year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• Non-invasive airway management

Telemetry Responsibilities

• The facility does not employ telemetry technicians. Nurses must independently measure telemetry strips and interpret cardiac rhythms for all telemetry patients in their care.
• The assessment covers identifying heart blocks, various arrhythmias, and paced rhythms; understanding normal interval durations on telemetry strips; and making appropriate clinical interventions for arrhythmias.

Credentialing and Health Requirements

• Background check completed within 1 year of start, covering the past 7 years, and updated annually. Results must be complete before the candidate can work.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, required before facility start
• NYS Medicaid Exclusion List check, required
• NYS Nurse Aide Registry, required by facility
• Primary source verification of the state license, and Nursys verification, both before facility start
• Automatic disqualifier: hits on the nursing license
• Physical exam within 12 months of start, signed by a licensed provider. Physical forms or physician statements that are not from the provider are not accepted.
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (instant/rapid accepted). Not required annually.
• Immunizations or documentation: Tdap (within the last 10 years, or declination), measles and rubella immunity (2 MMR vaccines or titers), Hepatitis B (series, titer, or signed declination), varicella (2 vaccines, positive titer, or physician-documented history), COVID records or declination, and flu vaccine or declination during flu season (9/1 to 5/1). Candidates who decline the flu vaccine must wear a mask during flu season, and clinicians must have flu documentation on file by 11/30.
• TB screening: PPD, T-Spot, or QuantiFERON within 1 year of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire. A past positive requires a chest x-ray within 5 years of start.
• Fit test within 12 months of start, updated annually, using an approved N95 respirator model
• Two professional references within 3 years of hire
• Skills checklist, required
• Facility documents to review and sign: code of conduct, patient abuse reporting, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, and orientation packet (with self-study orientation quiz). Automated dispensing cabinet security training is also required.
• Valid unexpired government-issued photo ID

Submittal and Other Requirements

• All requests to be off (RTO) must be submitted with the candidate. RTO requested after the offer will not be approved, and the traveler is responsible for covering any additional shifts.