ED - Emergency Department RN
Mission, Kansas
Saint Lukes Community Hospital

Registered Nurse - ER

Overview

• Location: Roeland Park, Kansas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekend requirement: Yes, but varies due to vacancy
• Charting: EPIC
• Scrub color: Navy

Unit and Staffing

• Freestanding community hospital emergency department with 24/7 ED provider coverage
• 8 beds/rooms; average daily census of 35
• Ratio is 4:1, but can increase during high-volume times
• Only one ED RN from 10 PM to 7 AM
• A floating charge nurse is available during these hours
• A paramedic is on shift 7 PM to 7 AM with patient care responsibilities but cannot take a patient care assignment
• An inpatient nurse and CT tech are also available

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kansas
• ED - Emergency Department (3 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Adult patients
• Experience working with Spinal Cord Injury patients
• Experience working with Suicidal patients
• Experience working with Urinary patients
• Experience with central line management
• IV vasopressors
• Continuous IV sedation
• Continuous IV paralytics
• Experience with conscious or moderate sedation
• Chest tube insertion/management

Schedule and Assignment Terms

• On-call is not required
• Does not accommodate block schedules
• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Does not accept pending licenses
• Locals are not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Return-to-origin restrictions: no more than 7 days
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks; cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length

Float Scope

• Clinician will float within scope to all community hospital locations

Onboarding Requirements

• Health:

  • Physical exam signed by a physician or advanced practice provider within 12 months of start
  • Color blind test within 12 months of start
  • Tdap vaccine or declination; Td accepted for renewals if a prior Tdap is on file
  • Negative TB screening within 1 year of start: two PPDs (second within 30 days of start) or a T-Spot or QuantiFERON-Gold test; a positive result requires a clear chest x-ray within 12 months and a physician questionnaire
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement of immunity; negative or equivocal titers require two boosters or a declination
  • Hepatitis B: not required; facility declination form needed
  • Flu vaccine or exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
  • N95 fit test required (any N95 model accepted; can be completed onsite)
  • Drug screen within 1 year of start, updated annually, covering amphetamines/methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP
• Background and history:

  • Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search
  • Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run quarterly
  • Education verification of highest nursing education
  • Government-issued ID
  • Two professional references, with supervisors from the last year preferred
  • Employment application
  • Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Facility policies and training:

  • Regulatory compliance education quiz, 80% minimum to pass, updated annually
  • Annual HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy
  • Post-clearance modules due by the Sunday before start: glucose meter training and infusion pump training (if assigned); candidate must confirm module login access by 11 AM CST the Friday before start
• Badge: Head-and-shoulders photo on a white background, taken within 6 months of start