Med Surg Telemetry RN
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse – MS/Tele (Med/Surg Tele)

Overview

• Location: Chesapeake, Virginia (Coastal Virginia region, minutes from Virginia Beach and Norfolk)
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:30 (12-hour shifts)
• Schedule options: 3x12s or 4x12s (48 hours per week for 4x12)
• Housing: Not mentioned in the source

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: 6W Med/Surg Tele, Post-Surgical Unit (telemetry)
• High-volume post-surgical unit caring for urology and GYN surgical patients
• Typical patient ratio: 1:7. Candidates must be fully comfortable with this ratio before submission.
• Candidates must indicate their preferred schedule at submission.
• Every other weekend, floating, and holidays within the contract are required.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• Minimum of two years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with recent experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Driver's license
• Experience with Epic

Compliance and Onboarding

• The facility will not consider candidates with any license or background hits. Its zero-tolerance policy means any hit results in cancellation.
• Seven-year criminal background check within 1 year of start, updated annually. Must cover all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years.
• Exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension
• Virginia VSP national criminal background check fingerprinting. Results are sent directly to the facility.
• Submission must include a completed cover sheet, a current NURSYS report, and all requested time off listed on the cover sheet.
• RN candidates living within 50 miles of the facility will not be accepted.
• A driver's license must be provided for address verification before offer acceptance. A government-issued photo ID must be carried during all hours of service.
• Passport-style badge photo (shoulders up, front facing, plain background) required before start
• Traveler information grid, due within 48 hours of signing
• Job description acknowledgment, specific to profession and unit
• Vehicle registration form, required before start
• E-Verify required for direct placements

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Tdap: Required within the past 10 years. Exemptions and declinations are not accepted.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Titer within 10 years. Low or equivocal titers require 1 booster. MMR declination is allowed for specialties not caring for infants or pediatric patients.
• Varicella: Titer within 10 years. Low or equivocal titers require 1 booster. Declination is allowed for specialties not caring for infants or pediatric patients.
• Hepatitis B: Titer within 10 years or a declination
• TB: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, completed annually. Candidates with a past positive result must provide proof of a recent QuantiFERON Gold or T-SPOT, a chest X-ray within a year of start, and a TB questionnaire.
• Flu vaccination: Required from 10/31 through 4/30. Must be completed or have an approved exemption before starting. Current travelers may receive the vaccine onsite. Receipts are not accepted as proof. Medical and religious exemptions are permitted and require a facility exemption form. Exempt candidates must wear a mask during shifts.
• COVID-19 vaccine: Preferred but not required
• Respiratory protection: Fit testing with an accepted N95 mask model, completed within 1 year before start and renewed annually. Candidates who cannot pass the fit test cannot proceed with the assignment. PAPR use is not permitted at this facility.
• Latex allergy: Candidates with a latex allergy must complete the facility's latex allergy form.