Emergency Department RN
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Emergency Room RN

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 7:30), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Schedule

• 3x12s or 4x12s
• Every other weekend, floating, and holidays within the contract are required
• 48-hour contracts are available

Patient Assignment

• Typical ratio: 1:4
• May increase to 1:6 when caring for Medical-Surgical hold patients
• Stroke patients are assigned 1:1 until admitted or through the tPA treatment window
• STEMI and cardiac arrest patients are assigned 1:1
• No psychiatric patients

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Emergency Department experience of 3 years
• Emergency Department experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

Compliance and Background

• Will not consider candidates with any license or background hits (zero tolerance)
• Local RN candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are not eligible
• 7-year criminal background check within 1 year of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years. International searches are not required.
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start and updated with each renewal or extension
• Virginia VSP fingerprint results required; confirmed appointments are sufficient for initial clearance, and pending results do not delay clearance
• E-Verify required for direct placements
• Government-issued photo ID required and must be carried during all hours of service
• Diploma or transcript required (highest degree obtained)

Health and Immunizations

• Physician statement of good physical health within 12 months of start; does not need annual updates
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; not required annually
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, updated annually. Candidates with a past positive must provide a QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year, a chest X-ray within 1 year, and a TB questionnaire.
• N95 fit test using an accepted mask model, completed within 1 year before start and renewed annually. Failing the fit test means the assignment will not proceed. PAPR is not permitted.
• Tdap within the past 10 years; exemptions or declinations are not accepted
• Measles, mumps, and rubella titers within 10 years (MMR declination allowed for specialties not caring for infants or pediatric patients)
• Hepatitis B titer within 10 years, or declination
• Varicella titer within 10 years (declination allowed for specialties not caring for infants or pediatric patients)
• Flu vaccination required from 10/31 through 4/30; medical and religious exemptions permitted, with a mask required during shifts
• COVID vaccine preferred but not required

Onboarding Documents

• Passport-style badge photo before start
• Traveler information grid, completed within 48 hours of signing
• Pyxis acknowledgment (RNs only), time sensitive
• Job description
• Vehicle registration form before start
• Two references
• Complete application or resume
• Unit-specific skills checklist, updated annually
• Performance evaluation, if the candidate has worked with the facility for 1 year or more
• Medication test and competency exam, as applicable
• Latex allergy form, if applicable
• COVID-19 exemption form, if seeking an exemption

Submission Requirements

• Completed cover sheet
• Current NURSYS report
• All requested time off listed on the cover sheet