Med Surg/Tele RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Med Surg/Tele RN, Auburn, NY

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Auburn, New York
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start date: ASAP
• Assignment length: 13 weeks
• Floating: Required, per facility needs

Schedule

• Shift: 3x12-hour days, 7:00 to 19:30. No blocked scheduling. May consider 4x12s if available.
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Call-off policy: 3 shifts per 13-week assignment
• Time off requests (RTO): Must be submitted with the candidate submittal. Requests made after the offer will not be approved, and the traveler is responsible for covering any additional shifts.

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in New York
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with recent Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Certifications:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), issued by the American Heart Association
  • BLS (Basic Life Support), issued by the American Heart Association
  • NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• Clinical skills: Non-invasive airway management

Skills

• Telemetry (MS/Tele)
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Use of rapid response and code teams
• Peripheral line care and management
• Nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and oxygen tanks
• Non-invasive airway management
• Isolation precautions

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and screening: Background check within 1 year of start, covering the past 7 years and updated annually; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks before facility start; Medicaid exclusion list check; NYS Nurse Aide Registry (required by the facility)
• Verifications: NYS license primary source verification; NURSYS verification
• Health: Full physical with review of systems within 12 months of start; TB screening (PPD, T-Spot, or QuantiFERON within 1 year, or chest X-ray for past positives, plus annual TB questionnaire); 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; fit test within 12 months, updated annually
• Immunizations: MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), hepatitis B, varicella, Tdap within 10 years, and COVID and flu documentation or declination (flu season runs 9/1 to 5/1, and masks are required for those who decline the flu vaccine)
• Documents: Signed facility code of conduct, patient abuse reporting, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement, and orientation packet with self-study quiz; automated dispensing cabinet security training; 2 professional references within 3 years of hire; skills checklist; driver's license or state ID