Behavioral Health RN
Willingboro, New Jersey
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County

Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Overview

• Location: Willingboro, New Jersey
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Scheduling: EOW/EOH. Block scheduling is not allowed.
• Float scope: Travelers float based on need within 5 facilities in the system, within their skillset.
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New Jersey, verified through primary source verification
• Behavioral Health experience (2 years of experience)
• Behavioral Health experience within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (AHA instructor and provider cards and RQI are acceptable; COC is accepted; candidates cannot start if the certification expires within 30 days of the contract start date)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Onboarding Requirements

Background and Eligibility

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within a year of start and updated annually; candidates must list all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years
• Sex offender check, included in the criminal background check
• Exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG
• Government-issued photo ID (driver's license or state ID)
• E-Verify proof or attestation
• Work history verification covering at least 1 year before the start date, with gaps of 30 days or less (New Jersey requirement)
• 2 professional references within the past 2 years

Health and Safety

• Physician statement of physical exam within the last 12 months (not required annually)
• TB screening: negative 2-step PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start; positive responders need a chest X-ray and an annual TB questionnaire signed by a physician
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Titers or documented immunity for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B (declination or vaccines may be accepted for negative or equivocal results)
• Flu vaccination or exemption on file. Declinations are not accepted, and exemptions are reviewed case by case. Documentation must include lot number, expiration date, administrator, administration date, injection site, and manufacturer. Receipts are not accepted.
• 10-panel drug screen without a THC panel (or 11 panels if THC is included), completed within 6 months of start and updated annually
• Visual acuity of 20/40 or better
• Latex questionnaire

Respiratory Protection

• Fit test completed at the facility's occupational health office within the first week of the assignment. Outside fit tests are not accepted, and candidates cannot work first shift without completing it.
• A religious exemption is available for fit testing, but it requires PAPR testing, which is completed onsite and renewed annually.

Certifications and Competencies

• Color blindness test completed online within 1 year of start
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable to profession
• Competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
• Skills checklist, updated annually
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgment

Documents

• Employment application
• Badge photo, due by Wednesday at noon before start
• Non-employee access form, due by Wednesday at noon (time sensitive)