Stepdown Float RN
Fountain Valley, California
UC Irvine

StepDown Float RN

Overview

• Location: Fountain Valley, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 3 x 12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:30 (36 hours/week). Sunday through Saturday, weekends required.
• Float required: Yes
• Weekend coverage: Yes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Stepdown (2 years of experience)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic

Certifications

Required

• ACLS (AHA and RQI only; instructor cards not acceptable)
• BLS (AHA and RQI only; instructor cards not acceptable)
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Continuing education (CEU) documentation from the last 24 months, listing the candidate's name, course name, completion date, and contact hours (each course must be more than 1 contact hour; a certificate or transcript is required, not a BLS card)

Preferred

• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) Blue Card only; other CPI courses are not accepted, and MAB does not substitute for CPI

Assessments

• Medication/calculation exam, completed onsite during orientation
• Infection control/bloodborne pathogens exam, full exam required, 80% passing score
• Unit-specific competency exam
• Arrhythmia Recognition Assessment (EKG exam), 80% passing score (10 questions; Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Third Degree Heart Block, and Asystole must be identified correctly with the correct intervention). The source lists this under per diem requirements and includes Step Down nurses.

Health and Screening

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually
• N95 fit test within 1 year of start, renewed annually (PAPR accepted only with proof of a failed N95 fit test)
• Tdap vaccine (if it cannot be obtained for a health reason, a Pertussis titer showing immunity is required; declining Tdap without immunity results in cancellation)
• Negative PPD, TSpot, or QuantiFERON TB test within 1 year of start (a positive TB result requires a negative chest X-ray within 4 years and an annual TB questionnaire)
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines after age 1
• Hepatitis B: vaccine series or declination required; titer not acceptable
• Hepatitis C titer (preferred; declination accepted with a stated reason)
• Seasonal flu vaccine required by 12/5 or a signed declination
• 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen acceptable)

Background and Documentation

• Criminal background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, with a 7-year search (statewide, nationwide, sex offender, SS trace, and federal searches)
• Open criminal cases or DUIs within the last 5 years result in automatic cancellation
• Government-issued photo ID
• Two references within 1 year of start, completed in the current specialty, from a leadership role (department manager, supervisor, charge nurse, nurse manager, or assistant nurse manager)
• Employment application

Onboarding

• Orientation modules must be completed before working on the floor (onsite or at home after activating network ID)
• Confidentiality agreement completed within 72 hours of signing
• Signed unit-specific job description before start
• Signed orientation packet acknowledgment
• Standard of Care: Skin Care review and attestation
• Epidural pain policy review before start
• Sexual violence and sexual harassment policy review