Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse: Medical Surgical

Location: Beaufort, South Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks (possible extension)

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts, 18:45 to 07:15
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Shift dates: Weekdays, every other weekend, float, and holidays as needed
• Unit: Medical Surgical, with a 1:5 to 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Float: Travelers will float to other medical surgical and telemetry floors as needed
• Pediatric patients: Pediatric experience is not required. Travelers without pediatric experience will not see pediatric patients.
• Scrubs: Not provided. Royal blue or white scrubs required.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Med Surg experience of 2 years
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• IV insertion skills

Onboarding Requirements

• Verification: State license primary source verification and Nursys verification (required for all RNs)
• Background: Criminal background check within 30 days of start (SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years, nationwide, and sex offender searches), plus EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Drug testing: 10-panel test within 30 days of start (instant tests not accepted)
• Identification: Government-issued photo ID that must be carried during all hours of service
• Health: Physical attesting to ability to meet the job's physical demands; negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year, plus an annual TB questionnaire; Tdap within 10 years; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or vaccines; hepatitis B titer or vaccine series; flu and COVID vaccines (facility declination form available)
• History: 2 clinical references, employment application or resume, a performance evaluation if the candidate has completed any agency assignment, and a skills checklist
• Orientation: About 81 required facility modules completed before the first shift, with up to 8 hours of orientation logged