Orthopedic Registered Nurse
Tyler, Texas
UT Health Tyler

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Job - Tyler, Texas

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Location: Tyler, Texas
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Patient Ratio: 1:6
• Unit Beds: 36
• Float Requirement: Must float to units of equal or lesser acuity
• Weekend Shifts: Half of scheduled shifts

Experience Requirements

• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• Prior Travel Experience: Required (1st time travelers not accepted)

Certifications Required

• Mandatory: BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Preferred: NIH Stroke Certification, ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• As Applicable: PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB), CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute)

Skills Required

• Med/Surg, MS/Telemetry
• Colostomy care, feeding tube management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management, renal failure care
• Accessing ports, blood product administration
• Central line blood draw, peripheral line management, phlebotomy
• PICC line management, starting IVs, Heparin administration
• PCA management
• Care for spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, ortho trauma
• Total joint replacements, surgical drains
• HFNC, nasal cannula, oral suctioning, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks
• Tracheostomy management, wound care

Documentation System

• Proficiency with EPIC required

Local Traveler Restriction

• Candidates residing in certain nearby counties are not eligible (specific counties excluded)

Background and Compliance Requirements

• 7-year background check within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Education verification (highest level)
• Drug screening: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start
• Employment application and work history verification (7 years)
• References: Professional references required internally (not for clearance)

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit mask test within 1 year, renewed annually
• Adult TDAP vaccine within 10 years
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• TB questionnaire if positive results, renewed annually
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines (boosters required if negative/equivocal)
• Hepatitis B: Positive titer, series, or declination accepted
• Varicella: Positive titer, 2 vaccines, or physician-documented history
• Seasonal flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required during flu season
• COVID-19 vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required (no declinations accepted)

Competency Requirements

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (minimum 80% or Angoff score)
• Color blind testing (online)
• Competency exams as applicable (minimum 80% or Angoff score)
• Annual core testing for subcontractors

Additional Notes

• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required
• State license verification and NURSYS verification required
• Photo headshot required for badge
• Fingerprinting required for New Mexico placements only (not applicable here)

This position is ideal for experienced travel RNs with orthopedic and med/surg skills who meet the certification and health requirements and have prior travel experience.