Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Overview

• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: Medical Surgical
• Schedule: Night shift, 3 x 12-hour shifts (18:45 to 07:15), 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Louisiana
• Med Surg experience of at least 2 years
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Unit-Specific Certifications (Required Only for Listed Units)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): AHA only; Provider, Instructor, and RQI accepted. Required for ICU RNs.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): AHA only; Provider, Instructor, and RQI accepted. Required for ER.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP): AHA accepted only. Required for Labor & Delivery RNs and NICU RNs.
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), where CPI is accepted in lieu of MAB. Required for ER and Behavioral Health.
• NIH Stroke Certification. Required for ER and hospital unit A3 ACE.

Health and Compliance Documents

• Physician's statement of general physical health, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually. Aya form preferred.
• TB test (negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 1 year of start, with annual renewal. A TB questionnaire is required for all candidates in lieu of annual TB test renewal. Additional steps apply to PPD converters and BCG-vaccinated workers.
• Annual respirator fit testing with mask size documented. May be completed onsite on a case-by-case basis.
• Influenza vaccine or declination form. Flu vaccination is not required for employment, so there is no documentation deadline.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation: not required by the client and does not affect start date. Direct Aya candidates must still provide it for internal records.
• Influenza and COVID-19 exemptions are considered for medical or religious reasons, using facility-specific forms reviewed by the facility.

Competencies and Orientation

• Medication/pharmacology competency exam and general competency exam, as required by profession and specialty.
• Facility modules are assigned on the first day of orientation and must be completed. The glucose module requires a return demonstration. Staff may not perform fingerstick glucose checks until both are complete.
• Sign the system access and confidentiality agreement before start.