Electrophysiology Lab RN
Sayre, Pennsylvania
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

Registered Nurse - EP Lab

• Location: Sayre, Pennsylvania
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5 x 8 hours (6:30 to 15:00), 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Pennsylvania
• Electrophysiology Lab experience: 3 years
• Electrophysiology Lab experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross. For AHA, Instructor, Provider, and RQI are acceptable.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross. For AHA, Instructor, Provider, and RQI are acceptable.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Background and Credentialing

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 1 year of start
• Education verification of highest level (ASN/BSN for RNs). Certificates are not accepted; high school or college verification is required. A diploma or official transcript may serve as a placeholder if verification is not finalized before start.
• Pennsylvania FBI fingerprinting. Results dated within 5 years of start are accepted. Fingerprints must be completed in Pennsylvania.
• Pennsylvania child abuse search, which cannot be pending at start
• Two professional references verified within the past year
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 90 days of start, updated annually. Must be signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant and state the traveler is cleared to work with or without accommodations, is free from communicable disease, and is habituated.
• TB screening: QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 90 days of start (preferred), or two PPDs (one within 90 days of start and one within 12 months). A chest X-ray within the last 2 years is also required, plus a TB questionnaire within 30 days of start, updated annually.
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: positive IgG titer or 2 MMR vaccines. Titers must be on official lab reports. Low or equivocal titers require 2 MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart. The traveler may start with the second dose pending.
• Hepatitis B: series of 3, declination, or positive titer on official lab report. A declination covers a low or equivocal titer.
• Varicella: positive IgG titer or 2 vaccines. Low or equivocal titers require 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart. The traveler may start with the second dose pending.
• 9-panel drug screen negative within 90 days of start
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season. Declinations are not accepted.
• COVID: 2 vaccines or a medical/religious exemption. A booster is not currently required.
• Respirator fit test within 1 year of start, updated annually. Must be completed offsite and tested with a 3M 1860 (small or regular) or 3M 1870+ mask. Failing at least 2 listed masks may qualify the traveler for a PAPR onsite.
• RespSafety respirator clearance on file before start

Onboarding and Training

• Annual facility training modules completed before start, including HIPAA, DEI, infection control, OSHA, safety and emergency preparedness, sexual harassment, and SOGI
• Confidentiality agreement and facility job description reviewed and signed before start
• Suicide precautions modules and quiz, required for all RNs and LPNs, with a passing score of 80% or higher
• Software training test-out, required for RNs
• Badge photo meeting facility guidelines (head to mid-shoulders, plain light background, no face shots or selfies)