ER RN
Wichita Falls, Texas
United Regional Health Care System

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: Within the next 3-5 weeks

Schedule

• Night shifts, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:00) or 4x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
• 36/48 hour alternating schedule
• Facility will schedule 84 hours biweekly, with an 84-hour guarantee

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience
• Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing

Background and Compliance

• Background check within 1 year of start, renewed annually

  • Includes SSN trace, county searches for the last 7 years, nationwide search, and sex offender registry
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start
• Government-issued photo ID required
• E-Verify or attestation required
• Badge photo (JPEG) and driver's license copy sent to facility upon receipt

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing contract
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start, completed within 72 hours of signing contract

  • Negative 2-step PPD (second PPD placed 1-3 weeks after first PPD is read), Q Gold, or T-SPOT accepted
  • Chest X-ray within 5 years of start for positive PPD
  • TB questionnaire required, with a 1-year expiration
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: 2 vaccines or positive titer required, completed within 72 hours of signing contract

  • Negative or equivocal titers require declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster
  • Candidates born before 1957 are exempt
• Hepatitis B: series of 3, positive titer, or declination required, completed within 72 hours of signing contract

  • Declination is required only if no positive titer is on file
• Varicella: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or history of chickenpox required, completed within 72 hours of signing contract

  • Negative or equivocal titers require declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster
• Drug test: 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant acceptable), with a plan in place within 72 hours of signing contract
• Flu vaccine required October 1 through May 31; medical or religious exemption available subject to facility review
• COVID vaccination record required (clear, current copy)

Documents and Forms

• Two references required within 3 years of start
• Copy of resume or application
• Facility-specific forms to complete before start, including applicant health record, code of conduct, confidentiality statement, information security agreement, non-employee orientation update, employee handbook acknowledgment, parking policy acknowledgment, and temporary license declaration of residency
• Facility traveler orientation to review
• Medical or religious flu exemption forms, if applicable