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Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Float

Location: Madras, Oregon Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (17:45 to 06:15) Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week

Assignment Details

3 shifts per week at Madras and 1 shift per week at another location in the area (Bend, Redmond, or Prineville), depending on where need is greatest
Clinicians may float within scope to meet needs, including to Prineville
Some pediatric patients and some IMU-level patients
Patient ratios are acuity-based, and most patients are low acuity
Weekend requirement: every other weekend
Return-to-work restriction: maximum of 7 total days off during the 13-week assignment

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in Oregon, with primary source verification
NURSYS verification required for RN
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Float (2 years of experience)
Float experience within the last year
Experience in a hospital setting, including community hospital experience
BLS issued by American Heart Association (AHA only; Provider, Instructor, and RQI accepted)
NIHSS
Experience with Epic

Onboarding Requirements

Background checks

7-year criminal background check within 90 days of start, updated annually (includes SSN trace, counties lived/worked/schooled, FACIS L3, DOJ sex offender search, nationwide search, and highest-level education verification)
EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 90 days of start
Diploma or transcript on file, in addition to education verification

Competencies

Medication test/pharmacology competency exam and general competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam (one attempt to pass); an EKG certification may be submitted for facility approval in lieu of testing

Facility documents (time-sensitive: on file within 48 hours of signing and no later than 2 Wednesdays before start)

Passport-style badge photo with solid background
Acceptable use and confidentiality agreement
Contractual and third-party access agreement
Compliance and privacy program attestation
Emergency contact form

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: QuantiFERON 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 required, updated annually
Measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines (low/equivocal titer: 1 booster or declination accepted)
Hepatitis B: positive titer required (vaccine series alone not accepted; low/equivocal titer: booster or declination accepted)
Negative 12-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (not required annually)
Flu vaccine or declination/exemption required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31); vaccine preferred; masking required regardless of vaccine status during high transmission; deadline 12/01
COVID vaccines preferred, not required; declination or exemption required if never vaccinated
RespSafety clearance within 1 year of start and annually
Skills checklist required annually

Additional Notes

Local candidates not accepted (75-mile radius rule; proof of address required at submission)
Pending licenses not accepted
First-time travelers accepted
Epic experience requested (software familiarity, not a credential)