Job info

Location: Dunn, North Carolina
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit: Emergency Room (ER)
Shift: Night (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each; 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
Weekly Hours: 36
Patient Ratio: 1 nurse to 4 patients
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Float Requirement: Must be able and willing to float between two campuses within the same health system
Callouts: Makeup shifts required for any missed scheduled shifts as deemed necessary
Locals: Not accepted within a 50-mile radius of the facility
First-time travelers accepted

Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
Minimum 3 years of Emergency Department (ED) nursing experience, including experience within the last year
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Current certifications (must be renewed prior to start if expiring the month of start):
- BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention)
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Background check required within 6 months of start date, including:
- SSN Trace
- 7-year county residence history
- Nationwide search
- Sex offender search
- International search if lived/worked outside the U.S. in past 7 years
- Convictions within the last year or active cases will disqualify
Education verification related to specialty required (high school diplomas not accepted)
Physical exam within 1 year, signed by physician, NP, or PA-C, updated annually
Immunizations and titers required:
- TDAP (within last 10 years, no declinations accepted)
- Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (titer or 2 vaccines; boosters required if negative or equivocal)
- Hepatitis B (vaccine series, positive titer, or signed declination accepted)
Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start
Drug screening: Negative 10-panel drug test within 30 days of start (specific substances tested)
Seasonal flu vaccination required during flu season or approved medical/religious exemption (exemptions require facility approval and specific documentation)
COVID-19 vaccination not required but documentation accepted if available

Guaranteed hours with a call-off policy allowing 2 shifts off per 13-week assignment; beyond that, contracted hours are guaranteed
Return staff policy: Must be off assignment for 1 year before returning as a traveler
Maximum of 2 contracts allowed before a 6-month break is required before returning
Block scheduling may be accommodated
On-call shifts are not required

Must complete and sign facility-specific documents prior to start, including but not limited to:
- Job description acknowledgment
- Confidentiality and information agreement
- Patient identification agreement
- Conflict of interest questionnaire
- Staff call out acknowledgment
- Corporate code of conduct acknowledgment
- Policy tech access acknowledgment
- Professional appearance acknowledgment
- Emergency contact form
- Parking registration (if driving)
- Computer use acknowledgment
Photo for badge: Professional passport-style photo required without large earrings, face piercings, unnatural hair colors, or head coverings (unless religious)
Mandatory annual training modules to be completed before start date