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Valid RN license in Texas
ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience: Minimum 1 year, with experience within the last year
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support): Issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
BLS (Basic Life Support): Issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
NIHSS / NIH Stroke Certification: Required for ICU
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background check: 7-year check within 30 days of start, including statewide, county, federal, national, and education verification. An international search is required if the candidate lived or worked outside the country in the past 7 years.
HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks: Required within 30 days of start
Education verification: Required. Transcript or diploma is required. A diploma may be accepted as a placeholder if verification is pending at start, case by case.
Government-issued photo ID: Required
Social Security card: Required
Name matching: Legal name must match across license documentation, driver's license, Social Security card, and certifications. Proof of name change is not sufficient.
E-Verify or attestation: Required

Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start. Must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract.
Drug testing: Required within 30 days of start. Panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, methadone, and propoxyphene. Must have a plan in place within 72 hours of signing the contract.
TB screening: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold, T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start. Positive responders need a negative chest X-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire. A TB questionnaire is required for all candidates.
Tdap: Required within 10 years of start
Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella: Required within 72 hours of signing the contract. Each requires a positive titer or vaccination series, with boosters required after a negative or equivocal titer. Childhood vaccination records are acceptable for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Hepatitis B may require a declination form.
Flu vaccine: Vaccine or facility declination form required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31)
COVID: Initial series required. Boosters not required.
Fit test: Required within 6 months before start, with annual updates. Accepted masks are 3M 1860 and 1860S. Candidates who fail all masks are evaluated case by case.
Medical exemption: Requires provider documentation

References: 2 required, within 3 years of start
Resume or employment application: Required
Skills checklist: Required, updated annually
Facility forms: Non-employee information form, applicant health record, code of conduct and compliance, temporary license declaration of residency (compact), confidentiality statement, information system security agreement, non-employee orientation update, and traveler orientation. All are required before start or as directed.
Badge photo: Clear passport-style photo with a solid background