Float Med Surg/Telemetry RN
New Orleans, Louisiana
University Medical Center New Orleans

MS/Tele Float (Registered Nurse)

Overview

• Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 8 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 7:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Staffing ratio: 1:6
• Schedule note: Strict 5 days max RTO

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Louisiana, with state license verification (RN) within 30 days of start
• 1 year of float experience, including float experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA only)
• NURSYS verification (RN), within 30 days of start
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam, required for Telemetry, within 12 months of start and updated annually, with a score of 80% or higher
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, within 12 months of start and updated annually, with a score of 80% or higher
• Competency exam, within 12 months of start and updated annually, with a score of 80% or higher
• Core Part I, II, and III, updated annually
• Skills checklist, within 12 months of start and updated annually
• ACLS certification (AHA only) (preferred)
• CPI certification (Blue Card accepted only), which may be completed onsite within 30 days of start (preferred)

Background and Compliance

• Background check within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived, worked, or attended school in the past 7 years, updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• E-Verify (I-9 required)
• Employment application with 7 years of work history and no gap longer than 30 days
• Drug testing within 30 days of start (panel includes amphetaminés, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, methadone, methamphetamines, opiates, oxycodone, and phencyclidine)

Health Requirements

• Tdap vaccine within 10 years; medical or religious exemptions accepted
• TB screening: QuantiFERON/T-SPOT or two-step TB skin test within 3 months of start; past positive results require a chest X-ray within 5 years and an annual TB questionnaire
• TB questionnaire required for all candidates, updated annually
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines or a positive titer; if titer is low and proof of vaccines is unavailable, two boosters are required, with the second completed within 60 days
• Varicella: 2 vaccines or a positive titer; same booster rule as MMR
• Hepatitis B: series, titer, or declination signed within 12 months of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or documentation required October 1 to March 31; documentation due by 10/31 for starts on or after 10/1; unvaccinated candidates must wear a mask at all times
• Physical exam: not required by the facility

Onboarding Documents

• Government-issued photo ID; name must match all other documentation
• Employee appearance policy, to be read before starting