Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Medical Center

Registered Nurse (ER)

Overview

• Location: Tucson, Arizona
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Emergency Room
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (11:00 to 23:30), 36 hours per week
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5
• Volume: About 210 visits per day
• Weekend coverage: Every other weekend, with 4 weekend shifts per contract
• Team support: Works with PCTs and medics

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Arizona
• ED - Emergency Department experience (2 years)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB), CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute), or MOAB certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Background check: Must be started within 30 days of start, including a 7-year history and EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Drug test: 12-panel, completed within 30 days of start
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by a physician, NP, or PA
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON Gold, T-spot, or PPD within 3 months of start, renewed annually; a positive result requires a chest X-ray within 1 year of start
• Immunizations: Full Tdap within 10 years (declinations not accepted); MMR, mumps, rubella, and varicella proof or positive titer (declinations not accepted); Hepatitis B proof or positive titer (declinations allowed with a signed form within 1 year)
• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season (Oct 1 to Apr 30), with a submission deadline of 10/31. No declinations, but medical or religious exemptions may be requested on facility forms. Vaccines can be received onsite starting 10/1.
• Fit test: N95 fit test within 1 year of start, with brand and size recorded
• References: 2 professional references from the last 3 years, 1 from a supervisory role
• Employment application: Must include the last 7 years of work history, with gaps of 30 days or more explained
• Skills checklist: Updated annually
• Competency exams: Medication/pharmacology exam and specialty competency exam, each requiring 80% or higher; HIPAA competency updated annually with 80% or higher
• Pass/Fail EKG assessment: Given on the first day of orientation, requiring 80% or higher. Missing a lethal finding is an automatic fail. A failed test leads to remediation on Wednesday and a retest. A second failure places the contract under facility review, and two failures will likely result in cancellation.
• Acknowledgments: Pass/Fail testing acknowledgment, orientation safety manual acknowledgment, RN orientation sign-off, traveler welcome letter (signed before start), and tobacco, nicotine, and vaping policy review before start