ER RN
Worcester, Massachusetts
UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus

Registered Nurse – ER

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Start time flexibility: Up to four hours before or after the posted start time, based on critical department need. This is very rarely used and only for urgent staffing needs.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Massachusetts
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of 1.5 years
• Emergency Department experience within the last year
• Must be able to read telemetry
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Preferred: TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)

Compliance and Documentation

Background and screening

• 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, covering all counties lived or worked in
• Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), initiated within 30 days of start if run separately
• Third-party verification of highest completed education (transcript accepted if verification is unavailable; diplomas are not accepted)
• Massachusetts iCORI clearance, within 30 days before start
• Massachusetts Nurse Aide Registry Search, required for all candidates in Massachusetts

Health and immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start, including a physician statement of fitness to work without restrictions, signed by an MD, DO, NP, or PA
• Drug test within 30 days of start, including amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methaqualone, opiates, phencyclidine, methadone, propoxyphene, fentanyl, and oxycodone panels
• TB: Two PPDs (one within 90 days and one within a year), or a QuantiFERON or T-Spot within 90 days. A TB questionnaire is required regardless of results.
• Immunity documentation or facility-specific declination for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis B, Tdap, and COVID-19
• Seasonal flu vaccine or declination, required before start during flu season (October 1 to March 31) and by December 15 for working candidates

Application and other

• Valid photo ID
• Employment application covering 7 years of employment, with explanations for gaps longer than 30 days
• Two references within three years of start
• Skills checklist completed before start