Med Surg/Telemetry Float RN
Santa Clarita, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

MS/Tele Float Registered Nurse

Location: Valencia, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:30) Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Schedule and Float Expectations

• Every other weekend required, or more depending on department needs
• Sunday night is not considered a weekend
• Mandatory float to ARU and DOU; will receive patients within scope
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 in DOU, 1:5 in ARU
• Described as very fast paced
• Time-off requests (RTO) must be submitted up front, with no exceptions

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• NIHSS certification
• Experience with feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• IV insertion skills
• Non-invasive airway management
• Experience with tracheostomy management
• Wound vac experience

Preferred

• NIHSS certification obtained through AHA or Apex (other accepted sources are listed in the job data)
• A preferred vendor for CPI or MAB training

Onboarding Requirements

Background and Identity

• 7-year background check completed within 1 year of start, updated annually, including SSN trace, county searches, nationwide sex offender search, and highest-level education verification (international searches not required)
• Annual EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Identity verification must be complete before the assignment starts
• Government-issued photo ID required
• Transcript or diploma accepted in place of education verification if needed

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start; not required annually
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT) within 90 days of start; not required annually. A TB questionnaire is required in lieu of an annual TB test. Positive results require a negative chest X-ray within 5 years of start.
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start; not required annually
• Rubeola, mumps, and rubella: 2 vaccines or positive titer, or declination, or 1 booster for negative/equivocal titers; candidates born before 1957 are exempt
• Hepatitis B: series of 3, positive titer, or declination
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or history of chicken pox; or declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster for negative/equivocal titers
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination required between 11/1 and 3/31; documentation due by November 1 or the candidate will be suspended. Unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask for the respiratory season.
• COVID vaccine or declination required during season; not required in offseason

Employment and Facility Paperwork

• 2 professional references within 3 years of start
• Employment application
• Skills checklist, required annually
• Facility documents: abuse reporting acknowledgement, code of conduct (review before start), conflict of interest acknowledgment, COVID declination (if declining), new hire input form, policy and user acknowledgment form, self-identification form, and annual regulatory attestation form