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Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Overview

Employment type: Travel/Contract
Location: Madras, Oregon
Contract length: 13 weeks
Schedule: Night shifts, 4x12 hours (17:45 to 6:15), 48 hours per week
Shift split: 3 shifts per week at Madras and 1 shift per week at another facility location, based on where need is greatest (Bend, Redmond, or Prineville)
Patient mix: Some pediatric patients and some IMU-level patients. Ratios are acuity-based, and most patients are low acuity.
Return-to-origin limit: Maximum of 7 total days in the 13-week assignment

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Oregon
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
2 years of Med Surg experience
Med Surg experience within the last year
Experience in a hospital setting
Experience with Epic
BLS issued by the American Heart Association
NIHSS

Candidate Policies

Accepts first-time travelers

Onboarding Requirements

Background checks (within 90 days of start):
- 7-year criminal background check, updated annually, including SSN trace, counties lived/worked/school, FACIS L3, DOJ sex offender search, nationwide, and highest-level education verification
- EPLS/GSA/SAM
- HHS/OIG
- Diploma or transcript on file, in addition to education verification
Health documents:
- Physical exam within 1 year of start (not required annually)
- Tdap within 10 years of start, given after age 19 (declination accepted)
- TB: negative QGold within 1 year of start. Positive responders need a negative chest X-ray within 5 years and annual TB questionnaire. TSpot and PPD are no longer accepted as of 4/2026.
- TB questionnaire, updated annually
- Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines (low or equivocal titers accept 1 booster or declination)
- Hepatitis B: positive titer required (vaccine series alone not accepted; low or equivocal titers accept a booster or declination)
- Negative 12-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (not required annually)
- RespSafety clearance within 1 year of start, required annually
- Flu vaccine or declination/exemption during flu season (10/1 to 3/31), with a 12/01 deadline. Vaccine is preferred, and masking is required regardless of vaccine status during high transmission.
- COVID: vaccines preferred but not required. Declination or exemption is required if never vaccinated. Vaccine records are requested if previously vaccinated.
Competencies:
- Competency exam, as applicable by profession and specialty
- Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable by profession
- Skills checklist, required annually
Facility documents (on file within 48 hours of signing and no later than 2 Wednesdays before start):
- Clear, passport-style badge photo with a solid background
- Acceptable use and confidentiality agreement
- Contractual and third-party access agreement
- Compliance and privacy program attestation
- Emergency contact form