Travel Nurse RN - Psychiatric
Harlan, Kentucky
Harlan ARH Hospital

Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health

Location: Harlan, Kentucky Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Assignment Details

• Specialty: Psych (Behavioral Health)
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours, 19:00-07:30) or Night (4x12 hours, 19:00-07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: 36/48 schedule for the two-week period
• Float: Float required within scope of practice
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• Orientation: Bi-weekly
• Start date: Fixed to the start date listed on the job

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Kentucky
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Behavioral Health experience of 2 years
• Behavioral Health experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Blue Card. CPI Blue Card is the only accepted CPI format and must be included in submittal packets. If the AVADE course will be taken onsite, this must be disclosed at submittal.
• Valid driver's license

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam: Completed within one year before start, signed by an MD, DO, PA, or NP, and states the candidate is clear to work without restrictions. Updated annually.
• TB screening: QuantiFERON (Qgold) within one year of start, renewed annually. TSpot and PPD are not acceptable. A positive TB result requires a chest X-ray within the last 5 years and a TB questionnaire.
• Tdap: Valid 10 years from administration. Td is not accepted. Declinations are accepted if dated within one year of start.
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Proof of 2 vaccines or a positive titer. Low titers may be addressed with 2 vaccines or 1 booster dated after the low titer.
• Hepatitis B: Series, titer, or declination dated within one year of start. Negative or equivocal titers accept a declination or 1 booster.
• Varicella: Proof of 2 vaccines, a positive titer, or documented history of disease.
• Fit testing: Completed onsite. Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPRs) cannot be accommodated due to facial hair. Candidates must have an approved medical or religious exemption, or must shave to pass a fit test.
• Latex allergy: Accommodations are available. Candidates must notify employee health and their unit manager onsite.

Background Checks and Screening

• Drug test (9-panel, no THC, with expanded opiates and oxycodone), completed within 30 days of start and updated annually. Candidates must complete labs within 48 hours of signing.
• Background check including Social Security trace, national criminal search, sex offender registry, fugitive database, county searches for the last 7 years, OIG, SAM/EPLS, and Social Security verification. Completed within 30 days before start.
• Education verification, included in the background check or verified by a third party.
• Kentucky Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment Registry check, completed within 30 days before start and updated annually.

References and Employment History

• Two references from within one year of start. Both must be supervisors or higher, except that a charge RN is acceptable for one reference. An attestation showing three attempts to reach a contact may be accepted in place of a reference.
• Seven-year work history verification through a third-party vendor. Attestation letters are accepted if all attempts are exhausted.
• Complete employment application or resume with education and work history.

Submission and Logistics

• Candidate must reside at least 75 miles from the facility. Local candidates are not accepted.
• Submit only to one job at a time.
• Submit with the facility coversheet and a copy of a current, valid driver's license.
• No return-to-orientation or timecard edits after an offer is made or after the pay period closes.
• Assignment confirmation must be signed within 24 hours of an offer.
• Blocked schedules cannot be accommodated.