Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Hazard, Kentucky
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Step Down

Overview

• Location: Hazard, Kentucky
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: 34-bed Stepdown/PCU unit
• Ratio: 1:5
• Shifts: Day 3x12 hours or Day 4x12 hours, 7:00 to 19:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: 36 or 48 hours per two-week pay period, unless the job order states otherwise
• Orientation: Bi-weekly
• Staffing notes: Ratios can fluctuate with census and call-ins.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Kentucky
• Stepdown experience (2 years)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Valid driver's license

Health Requirements

• Flu vaccine: Required during flu season (9/1 to 3/31). Declinations are not accepted. Medical or religious exemptions are reviewed case by case.
• Physical exam: Within one year before start, signed by an MD, DO, PA, or NP, stating the candidate is cleared to work without restrictions. Updated annually.
• TB: QuantiFERON (Qgold) test within one year of start, renewed annually. TSpot and PPD are not accepted. Positive TB results require a chest X-ray within the last five years and a TB questionnaire.
• Tetanus: Tdap within 10 years. Td is not accepted. Declinations must be within one year of start.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: Proof of two vaccines or a positive titer. Low titers may be addressed with two vaccines or one booster after the low titer.
• Varicella: Proof of two vaccines, a positive titer, or proof of disease history. Low titers may be addressed with two vaccines, disease history, or one booster after the low titer.
• Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or declination. Negative or equivocal titers accept a declination or one booster.
• Fit testing: Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) cannot be accommodated due to facial hair. Candidates with an approved exemption do not need to shave. If an exemption is denied, the candidate must shave to pass a fit test.
• Latex allergy: Accommodations are available. Candidates must notify the agency so the facility can be alerted before start, then inform employee health and their unit manager once onsite.

Background and Screening

• Drug testing: 9-panel test (no THC) with expanded opiates and oxycodone, run within 30 days of start, with a 48-hour window to complete labs after signing. Annual update required.
• Exclusion screening: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, run within 30 days before start.
• Background check: National criminal search, sex offender and fugitive databases, county searches for the past seven years, and social security verification. Monthly monitoring is required for the assignment.
• State registry: Kentucky Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Registry search, verified within 30 days before start and updated annually.
• Work history: Seven-year work history verification through a third-party vendor. Attestation letters are accepted only after all attempts are exhausted.
• Education: Education verification, included in the background check or verified by a third party.
• References: Two references within one year of start. Both must be from a supervisor or higher, although a charge RN is acceptable for one. An attestation showing three attempts to reach a contact is accepted in place of a reference.

Submission and Logistics

• Residency: Candidates must live at least 75 miles from the facility. Local candidates are not accepted.
• Submission: Candidates may be submitted to only one job at a time.
• Offer: Assignment confirmation must be signed within 24 hours of the offer.
• Blocked scheduling: Not accommodated.
• Float: Required within scope of practice, plus every other weekend.
• Documents: Employment application or resume with education and work history, plus a valid driver's license and cover sheet. The address on the cover sheet and driver's license must match.