ICU RN
Lubbock, Texas
Covenant Medical Center

ICU RN

Assignment Overview

• Location: Lubbock, Texas
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Facility type: Short-term acute care hospital, 379 staffed beds, Level II Trauma Center
• Shift: Evening, 3x12-hour shifts, 15:00 to 03:00 (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week)
• Ratio: 1:2
• Float: Will float between units
• Weekends: Yes, 6 weekend shifts for the needs of the unit
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not required
• 48-hour approval: Approved

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• At least 1 year of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• Experience working with cardiovascular (CV) surgery patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with chest tubes
• Experience with central line management
• Experience with external ventricular drains (EVDs)
• Trauma experience
• Neurosurgery experience

Work History and References

• References: Two references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years, with month/year dates. Gaps and overlaps must be explained.
• Work history verification: Required only if submitting an exception in place of the reference requirement (minimum 5 years verified)
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Competency exams: Medication/pharmacology competency exam required as applicable by profession

Onboarding Requirements

• Education: Third-party education verification of nursing degree
• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes Texas sex offender and exclusion-list searches. Background hits such as open cases, felonies, multiple DUIs, or sex offender hits result in cancellation.
• Identification: Driver's license or state ID, Social Security card
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start, instant results accepted
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN
• TB screening: Negative test (IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs) within 12 months of start, updated annually. Positive TB requires past-positive proof and a chest X-ray.
• Vaccines and immunity:

  • Tdap within 10 years (declination acceptable)
  • Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines or positive titer
  • Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B: vaccine series with positive titer, or signed declination
  • Flu: vaccine or declination during flu season
  • COVID: most recent vaccination record preferred; declination not required
• Respiratory protection: Fit mask testing (completed onsite if no valid record within 1 year). RespSafety clearance, updated annually.
• Badge: Passport-style photo with neutral background
• Texas float policy: Float policy acknowledgement required. Candidate may be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance.
• Timekeeping: Contingent worker job aid and attestation form
• Training: Annual regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours) and facility-specific modules, completed through the online learning platform. Facility EHR training modules may apply.
• Hepatitis, TB, and other health documents are updated per the schedules above.

Dress Code

• Licensed nursing staff (RN, LVN): Solid navy blue uniform or scrub attire. Scrub tops may have colored piping. Print tops are not acceptable, except for licensed staff in pediatric areas (PED, Pedi, PICU, NICU).

Parking

• Free parking in any unrestricted space, or in free surface lots marked "Employee/Visitor Parking."