ER RN
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Emergency Room RN

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Chesapeake, Virginia (coastal Virginia, near Virginia Beach and Norfolk)
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 7:00 to 19:30 (3x12-hour shifts)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Schedule and Assignment

• Schedule: 3x12s or 4x12s
• Required: Every other weekend, floating, and holidays within the contract
• Options: 48-hour contracts are available; indicate the candidate's preference at submission.

Patient Ratios

• Typical: 1:4
• Up to 1:6: When caring for Medical-Surgical hold patients
• 1:1: Stroke patients until admitted or through the tPA treatment window; STEMI and cardiac arrest patients
• Exclusion: No psychiatric patients

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid RN license in Virginia; active Virginia or Compact RN license in hand at submission (no exceptions)
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• Recent experience: Emergency Department experience within the last year
• Travel experience: One completed travel assignment
• Systems: Experience with Epic
• ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS: Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by the American Heart Association; required for ED
• TNCC: Trauma Nursing Core Course; can be completed through ENA.org
• NIHSS: NIH Stroke Scale certification; must be completed within 1 year of start and renewed annually

Compliance and Clearances

• Background: 7-year criminal check, updated annually; zero tolerance for background hits
• Exclusions: Candidates with any license or background hits will not be considered; local RN candidates living within 50 miles are not eligible
• Federal exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• Fingerprints: Required for ER; a confirmed appointment is sufficient for initial clearance
• E-Verify: Required for direct placements
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID, carried on person during hours of service
• Badge photo: Passport-style, shoulders up, front facing, plain background
• Diploma/transcript: Required for ER RNs (highest degree obtained)
• Primary source verification: Required for state license

Health Requirements

• Physician statement of good health: Within 12 months of start
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel within 12 months of start; not required annually
• TB: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-spot within 1 year of start; annual testing required
• Flu vaccine: Required 10/31 through 4/30, or an approved medical or religious exemption (masking required if exempt)
• Tdap: Required within the past 10 years; exemptions not accepted
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B: Titers required within 10 years, with declinations or boosters in certain cases
• COVID vaccine: Preferred but not required
• N95 fit test: Required within 1 year before start and annually; PAPR not permitted; failure to pass prevents the contract from proceeding

Submission Documents

• Completed cover sheet, including any requested time off
• Current license verification report
• Proof of 2 references
• Complete application or resume
• Unit-specific skills checklist (updated annually)