Med Surg Telemetry RN
Warrensville Heights, Ohio
South Pointe Hospital

Med/Surg Tele RN

Overview

• Location: Warrensville Heights, Ohio
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week), 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Status: Auto offer

Required Qualifications

• License: Valid Ohio RN license (permanent Ohio RN or compact state license in hand)
• Experience: 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, completed within the last year
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Certifications:

  • BLS (AHA or American Red Cross; RQI accepted)
  • ACLS (AHA Instructor or Provider, or American Red Cross; RQI accepted)
  • NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS), accepted only from AHA, Apex, AACME, or Bluecloud; must be renewed annually unless the certification is valid for 2 years

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background and screening:

  • Background check completed before start, including a 7-year search, sex offender, OFAC, and FACIS Level 3 checks; updated annually and after breaks of 2 or more months
  • Monthly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
  • FBI and state (BCI) fingerprinting results within 12 months, updated annually; candidates may start with results pending if fingerprinting is completed before start
  • Education verification
• Health and immunizations:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start, including an assessment that the candidate can safely perform the job's essential functions with or without accommodation
  • TB test (True 2-Step PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 12 months, updated annually; if past positive, a chest X-ray within 5 years plus an annual TB questionnaire
  • MMR (2 vaccines or positive titer), varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer), and hepatitis B (titer, series, or declination); declinations are not accepted for MMR or varicella
  • Tdap every 10 years; declinations are not accepted
  • Flu vaccination or documentation; no declinations accepted
  • Standard 10-panel drug screen within 12 months, updated annually; instant drug screens are not accepted
  • Snellen eye exam valid within 1 year
  • Fit test for 3M N95 1860 (small/regular) or 1870+ within 12 months, updated annually; cannot be completed onsite
• Experience and references:

  • Application showing 3 years of work history, including at least 2 years of acute care clinical practice in a similar area
  • 2 references from the past year from a Manager, ANM, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director; co-worker references are not accepted
  • Skills checklist completed annually
• Competency and training:

  • Baseline competency exam (medication administration with a 90% passing score, and ECG interpretation with an 80% passing score) completed at orientation
  • Online facility training modules completed before start; must be done on a computer
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID, carried while on assignment