Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN
West Burlington, Iowa
Great River Medical Center

Registered Nurse (Medical/Surgical/Telemetry) - Night Shift

Location: West Burlington, Iowa
Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (13 weeks)
Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (Night Shift)
Estimated Hours: Approximately 36 hours per week, with possible overtime

Job Overview

• Provide nursing care using the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
• Deliver high-quality care to adult patient populations including Geriatric, Medical/Surgical, and Telemetry.
• Positions available on Medical Surgical and Telemetry units.
• Must self-study telemetry strips upon acceptance; a basic dysrhythmia test will be administered during the first week and must be passed to work on the Telemetry/Med Surg unit.
• May be required to float occasionally to nearby campuses.
• While not part of a regular call rotation, may be placed on call during low census periods; if called in, must respond and arrive onsite within one hour.
• Experience with EPIC electronic medical records on a similar unit within the last 12 months is required.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Iowa.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Minimum of 2 years of Medical/Surgical and Telemetry nursing experience.
• Recent experience (within the last year) in Medical/Surgical and Telemetry nursing.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification.
• Experience with EPIC electronic medical records system.

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

• Professional license verification (primary source) within 30 days of start.
• Background check including SS trace and county search for last 7 years.
• Drug screen (9-panel, excluding THC) within 30 days of start.
• Health and immunization documentation including:

  • Influenza vaccine (or declination accepted)
  • COVID-19 vaccine (declination accepted)
  • MMR (2 vaccines or positive titer; booster or declination accepted)
  • Hepatitis B (2 vaccines or positive titer; booster or declination accepted)
  • Varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer; booster or declination accepted)
  • Tdap (valid for 10 years; declination accepted)
  • TB test (negative test within past 2 years or documentation if prior positive)
• Fit test for approved respirators completed prior to start.
• Annual NIH certification (American Heart Association, Apex Innovations, AACME, or Relias).
• Completion of facility-specific skills checklist within 12 months.
• Verification of education and professional references (2 references required, including 1 supervisor).
• Driver’s license or state ID current and valid.
• Completion of facility-required attestations and acknowledgments (e.g., Epic registration, I-9 attestation).
• Color vision test within 1 year.
• Completion of state-required adult and child abuse training.
• Other facility-specific background screenings and compliance checks within 30 days of start.

Additional Information

• The assignment is a long-term travel position with a 13-week contract length.
• Night shift hours are from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM.
• The role requires flexibility to float to other nearby campuses as needed.
• Occasional on-call availability may be required during low census periods.
• The position involves working with adult patients in medical/surgical and telemetry settings.
• EPIC EMR experience on a similar unit within the last year is mandatory.

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