Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics
Long Beach, California
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Ortho/Neuro MS/Tele RN

Location: Long Beach, California Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: 3x12-hour shifts, listed as both Day (7:00 to 19:30) and PM (19:00 to 07:30) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Floating: Yes Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend On-Call: No Time Off: Pre-approved time off at the manager's discretion. Requested time off must be included at submission. Scrubs: Navy

Experience and Patient Population

• Years of experience required: 2 years
• Does not accept first-time travelers
• Patient age groups: Adults, Geriatrics
• Communication system: SBAR

Clinical Focus

Patient diagnoses: Stroke, TBI, Seizures, Trauma, Orthopedic, Wound, Diabetes, Psych

Required skills:

• MS/Tele
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Use of rapid response teams
• Peripheral line care and management
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oxygen face masks
• Portable oxygen tank
• Isolation precautions

Preferred experience:

• Previous charge experience
• Trauma Level I experience
• Trauma Level II experience

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Non-invasive airway management
• Orthopedics experience

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Background check: Standard agency background check within 1 year of start, updated annually. Includes a 7-year county search, SSN trace, nationwide sex offender search, HHS/OIG, and EPLS/GSA/SAM.
• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start, not required annually
• Tdap: Required within the last 10 years (may decline)
• TB test: Negative QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 2-step PPD within 1 year of start, updated annually. Renewals accept QuantiFERON, T-SPOT, or 1 PPD.
• TB questionnaire: Required annually for all candidates
• Measles, mumps, rubella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart. Low/equivocal titer requires 1 booster and post-titer. Declination is acceptable in some cases.
• Hepatitis B: Surface antibody titer required (declination acceptable if low/equivocal)
• Varicella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines 28 days apart (declination acceptable if low/equivocal)
• Flu vaccine: Required November 1 to April 30 (may decline)
• N95 fit mask: Required within 1 year of start, renewed annually. Onsite fit testing is not provided. Any N95 mask is accepted.
• Drug screen: Negative 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen acceptable). Marijuana panel should not be included.
• California drug testing restriction: Urine testing for marijuana/THC is prohibited. A saliva THC test may be required, and both urine and saliva screens may be needed.

Onboarding and Documentation

• Employment application: Required
• References: 2 professional references required
• Driver's license or state ID: Government-issued photo ID required
• Emergency contact form: Required
• Facility education modules: Approximately 8 hours. HIPAA module must be completed before facility EPIC modules. Complete from home on the Monday of start, and finish by the first in-person day (Tuesday) of start week.
• Facility reviews before start: Drug and alcohol-free policy, hand hygiene policy, dress and appearance policy, discharge optimization, and care briefing (review only, nothing to submit)
• Annual internal evaluation: Required if the clinician has worked with the agency for a year or more