OR RN
Big Spring, Texas
Shannon Medical Center

OR RN (Operating Room), Travel Registered Nurse

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Big Spring, Texas
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: Within the next 3 to 5 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 5x8 hours (6:30 to 15:00), 40 hours per week

Assignment Details

• Traveler must report to a facility in San Angelo on the first day, then resume the contract in Big Spring.
• Rotating call between 2 RNs (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday through Sunday; Wednesday and Thursday the following week, then rotates).
• Call is only for general surgery and emergency C-sections.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• OR Circulate experience (2 years of experience)
• OR Circulate experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience with robotic surgery
• 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

Required as Applicable

• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• ENPC
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• NURSYS verification (RN)

Background Checks

• 7-year background check (statewide, county, federal, national, education verification) within 30 days of start; international search required if the candidate lived or worked outside the country in the last 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check within 30 days of start
• HHS/OIG check within 30 days of start
• E-Verify or attestation

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON Gold, T-SPOT, or 2 PPDs) within 1 year of start, or chest X-ray for positive responders; TB questionnaire required annually in lieu of annual testing
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B: positive titer or 2 vaccines (or hepatitis B declination if titer is negative or equivocal)
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Fit test within 6 months before start, using 3M 1860 or 1860S masks (escalate to facility if candidate fails all masks)
• Drug screen within 30 days of start (instant acceptable)
• Flu vaccine or facility declination form required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31)
• COVID initial series (boosters not required)
• Physical exam, rubeola, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella, and drug testing plans must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract (time-sensitive)

Facility Forms and Other Requirements

• Photo for badge (clear, passport-style, solid background)
• Facility non-employee, applicant health, code of conduct, confidentiality, information systems security, orientation update, and traveler orientation forms, completed before start
• Temporary license declaration of residency form
• Vaccine exemption form (if seeking an exemption; medical exemptions require provider documentation)