Experience: 2 years of Med Surg experience, with Med Surg experience within the last year
Certification: BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Education: Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
Driver's License: Required
Float and Time Off
Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs when there is a need.
Time off: Call out if the absence is more than a week.
Background Checks and Compliance
Background check: Completed within 1 year of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school. Updated annually. Searches include SSN trace, counties, states, federal, nationwide, national sex offender registry, FACIS Level 1, and education verification.
Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG required.
Education verification: Required. A diploma or transcript is accepted in place of third-party verification.
Competencies: Medication test/pharmacology competency exam required. Competency exam required within 12 months of start, updated annually.
Skills checklist: Required annually.
References: 2 professional references from the past 3 years.
Health Requirements
Physical exam: Within 1 year of start. Not updated annually.
Tdap: Required. Does not need to be updated every 10 years.
TB: Negative result from a 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year before start, or a negative chest X-ray.
Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or titer for each.
Hepatitis B: Positive titer, or a 3-dose series with a positive titer, or a facility-specific declination.
Varicella: 2 vaccines or titer.
Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen (instant accepted) within 1 year before start. Not updated annually.
Seasonal flu: 2026-27 seasonal flu vaccine or a religious or medical exemption is required. Declinations are not accepted. Deadline is 12/1. Documentation must show name and date of administration. Receipts are accepted if they show both.
COVID: Not required. Documentation is welcome whether it shows a vaccine or a declination.
Onboarding Documents
Confidentiality statement (review and sign)
Attestation of eligibility (review and sign)
Self-learning orientation packet (review and sign acknowledgment on last page)
Computer-based learning modules: about 1 to 2 hours, typically assigned 2 weeks before start, due by the compliance due date, required annually