Emergency Department RN
Westminster, Maryland
Carroll Hospital Center

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Overview

• Location: Westminster, Maryland
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 14 weeks
• Unit: Emergency Department with approximately 36 rooms and about 120 visits per day. Serves neonatal, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Supports STEMI and Stroke certified emergency care.
• Patient ratio: 1:4
• Shifts: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week. Night shift (3x12) is listed. Day shift runs 6:45a–7:15p and night shift runs 6:45p–7:15a.
• Float: Clinicians within the system float within their scope of care as needed.
• On call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• First-time travelers: Not accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Time off: All requests must be submitted with the submittal.
• Scrub color: Navy

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Maryland
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• ED 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
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience working with stroke patients
• Intubation assistance experience
• BiPAP/CPAP experience
• Ventilator management experience
• Chest tube management experience
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management experience
• Multisystem organ dysfunction/failure management experience
• Blood product administration experience
• IV vasopressor experience
• Cerner experience

Compliance and Onboarding

• EKG/dysrhythmia exam: Relias or Prophecy exams only, completed within one year of start. Passing scores are 80% overall and 100% on Lethal Rhythms. Two attempts are allowed, and a third requires facility approval. Onsite exam required. Signed pass/fail acknowledgment form required.
• Stroke CEUs: Required annually, 4 or 8 hours, stroke-related. Must be completed within one week of start if none are on file.
• Trauma CEUs: Required after the 27th week of work, usually at extension. Must be trauma-related. TNCC counts toward the initial 16-hour requirement.
• Background and eligibility: Background check within 6 months of start covering 7 years, updated annually. Required federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG). Third-party education verification required. Transcript/diploma preferred.
• Identity and employment: Government-issued photo ID, I-9 and E-Verify, EEO forms, employment application, and work history verification for 2 workplaces within 7 years.
• References: 2 professional references within 2 years of start.
• Licensing verification: Nursys verification required.
• Health and immunizations:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
  • Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or TSPOT) within 1 year, plus annual TB questionnaire
  • Measles, mumps, and rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B: titer, series, or signed declination
  • Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
  • Flu vaccine or exemption required during flu season (10/01–03/31)
  • Fit testing completed onsite
• Facility policies: Nicotine-free facility; must review and sign the nicotine-free policy. Must complete and sign the floating policy and time and attendance policy.
• Unit-specific: Unit skills checklist and competency exam required. Medication/pharmacology competency required.
• Conditional certifications: NRP, CHEMO, EFM, and STABLE are listed in the source as required only if the unit description specifies them.