ER RN
San Angelo, Texas
Shannon Medical Center

ER RN (Travel/Contract)

Location: San Angelo, Texas

Assignment Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Role: ER RN
• Unit: General ED (adult and pediatric)
• Patient ratio: 3-4:1
• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts (18:00-6:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: Within the next 3-4 weeks, or as soon as possible

Schedule and Float Expectations

• Some weekends required
• Floating to other ED locations required; these are less than 10 minutes apart

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Emergency Department experience of at least 1 year, obtained within the last year
• 1 year or more of total travel experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• ENPC
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background and Identity

• Government-issued photo ID
• Social Security card
• E-Verify or attestation
• 7-year background 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 last 7 years.
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks within 30 days of start
• Education verification; a diploma may be accepted as a placeholder if verification is pending
• Photo for badge (clear, passport-style, solid background)

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start; must be completed within 72 hours of signing contract
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs within 1 year of start, or a negative chest X-ray for those who test positive; TB questionnaire required
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella: Required; time-sensitive, to be completed within 72 hours of signing contract. Positive titer or 2 vaccines are accepted for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella. Hepatitis B requires a positive titer, a 3-dose series with a signed declination, or a booster with a declination.
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start
• Drug testing: Required within 30 days; panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine, methadone, and propoxyphene
• Influenza: Vaccine or facility declination form required during flu season (10/1-3/31)
• COVID: Initial series required; boosters not required
• Respirator fit test: Within 6 months prior to start, annual updates required; accepted masks are 3M 1860 and 3M 1860S

Other Requirements

• 2 references within 3 years of start
• Copy of resume or application
• Skills checklist (annual update)
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement (annual update)
• Pass/fail testing during orientation (medication administration, restraint, and glucometer, depending on position); same-day remediation offered
• Facility forms to complete before start: non-employee information, applicant health record, code of conduct and compliance, confidentiality statement, information system security agreement, non-employee orientation update, and traveler orientation review
• Vaccine exemption form if seeking an exemption (medical exemptions require provider documentation)