Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Odessa, Texas
Medical Center Health System

Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

Overview

• Location: Odessa, Texas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: Within the next 3-5 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (18:45-07:15)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Schedule: Will consider straight 48s or 36/48 alternating
• Float scope: Must be willing to float to other med/surg/tele units as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (1 year)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• NIHSS

Certifications Required as Applicable

Per the job description or job profile:

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• ENPC

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background checks: 7-year background check (SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years of locations, nationwide sex offender search) within 30 days of start, updated annually. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start.
• Identity and eligibility: Government-issued photo ID; E-Verify or attestation
• References and documents: 2 references within 3 years of start; copy of resume/application; skills checklist updated annually
• Health documents: Physical exam within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing the contract
• Immunizations and screening: Tdap or TD vaccine within 10 years of start; measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documented by positive titer or vaccines (booster required for low/equivocal titers, or hepatitis B series/declination); negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year, or chest X-ray within 2 years for positive responders; annual TB questionnaire. Required items must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract.
• Flu vaccine: Vaccine or declination required during flu season (October-April) for 2026-27, with a deadline of 11/30. Candidates who decline must wear a face mask in the facility until March 31.
• COVID: Initial series or facility-specific declination required; annual boosters not required
• Fit testing: Required within 1 year and annually. PAPRs are not accepted; candidates who do not pass fit testing cannot work.
• Drug testing: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start, including THC, cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, amphetamine, PCP, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, and oxycodone. Must have a plan in place for completion within 72 hours of signing.
• Onboarding forms and training: Facility notice of employment, standards of conduct, standards of behavior, dress code acknowledgement, applicant health record, code of conduct, confidentiality, information system security, employee handbook acknowledgement, and traveler orientation (all completed before start). HIPAA and fair warning modules and orientation and safety training modules must be completed within 72 hours of signing, with certificates of completion (screenshots not accepted).