Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Waco, Texas
Ascension Providence Hospital

HIPAA, Joint Commission-NPSG, OSHA Topics

NIH Certification

Ascension EKG Exam - Score needs to be 90% or higher with only 2 attempts

MMR vaccines or Positive IGG Titer required

Fit Test required annually

Hepatitis B vaccination series or declination documentation

Influenza Vaccine - updated every year, starting Sept 4th, 2023

Positive PPD- Negative Chest X-Ray and Annual TB Questionnaire

Health Statement - Annually updated

Driver's License/State ID for compact license RNs ties to home state

Specialty: RN Telemetry I

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization

Implements and monitors patient care plans

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate

Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care

Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders

Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision

Must be able to work in a stressful environment

Able to implement and monitor patient care plans

Monitor patient conditions and communicate effectively

Coordinate patient care across multiple disciplines

Carry out physicians' and nursing orders

Assess and coordinate discharge planning

Ascension Onboarding Requirements Education Attestation required

Ascension Nursing Contract Worker Onboarding

Ascension Nova StatStrip

Exemptions for non-immune immunosuppressed patients not accepted in certain areas

Michigan hospitals require licensure verification through LARA, not NURSYS

License and primary source verification within 30 days prior to start

Nursys quick confirm verifications should be completed for all APRN, RNs, and LPN/LVNs