NY LIC REQUIRED 
 
*Internal Info: 
The client charges a $750.00 cancellation fee every time a nurse accepts the offer and drops. So please screen your nurse prior to submitting and make sure they’re onboard with starting the assignment if offered.  
 
 
MUST HAVE TO SUBMIT TO CLIENT:

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	Auto Offer Form is also required to submit your candidate. The Auto Offer Form is located under files on the position page. Please have your candidate sign the form and answer any questions on the form if needed.
	
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	SSN and DOB Required to submit.
	
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	Active License, Nursys Required
	
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	All Certs Required: BLS
	
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	Time off request much be included at submit. Client won’t allow changes after the candidate has been presented. Holiday RTO will not be approved so client has asked that we don&apos;t submit if the nurse has any holiday time off request. 
	
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	Experience on the resume must show 2 recent years within the specialty.  
	
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Facility Details:

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	Effective January 11th, 2024, Albany Medical Center no longer accepts LOCAL CANDIDATES. The local radius rule is identified as 50 miles or less from Albany Medical Center.
	
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	Timekeeping – Kronos
	
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	Effective 01/11/2024, AMC will not accept applicants who reside in the following ineligible counties: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, and Washington.
	
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	If candidate has worked as a perm employee at any of the below facilities within the last 12 months they can&apos;t be submitted for consideration: Albany, Glen Falls, Saratoga Hospital and Columbia Memorial
	
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	As of 6/23/23 Albany Medical Center encourages the COVID Vaccine Card although no longer requires it.
	
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	Modules required prior to starting. Client will email them directly to the nurse once they&apos;re fully compliant. Modules will be unpaid. Approximate time is 3 Hours.
	
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	Please do not submit your candidate unless they’re 100% onboard with accepting the offer if given. The client is very sensitive to drops and we need to prevent any drops. 
	
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	HealthTrust Travel nurses are required to float when requested and as needed. There is no set frequency.
	
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Position Details:

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	BLS required
	
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	Number of Beds: 36 private rooms
	
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	Unit staffing description: RNs, PCAs, ASAs, NPs, Nurse Clinicians, Case Manager, Social Worker, CM/SW Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy
	
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	Type of equipment: wound vacs, traction, IV pumps, chest tubes, NG, trach collars, feeding pumps, Vioptix monitors, suction, medical air, O2, mini infusers, PCA pumps, external fixation (ex-fix), high flow O2, oxi-pendant, Bi-Pap, and C-Pap. 
	
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	Documentation system: Soarian Clinicals, MAK (medications), HEV (bed mgmt.), Pyxis, Vocera
	
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	Scheduling requirements: All shifts
	
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	Floating policy: to areas with competency.  AMC has an internal float team that assists in filling holes
	
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	Patient Experience requirements: Post-surgical, Med/ Surg
	
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	Hospital Specifics-
	
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	Certifications:  Academic Medical Center, Level 1 trauma center (adult); Children’s Hospital within a hospital
	
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	We care for patients from the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Step-down Unit, Emergency Department, and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. 
	
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	Skills: Wound vac changes, tracheostomy management & teaching, Cortrak management, IV insertion, phlebotomy, Vocera Badge and Web Console communication, telemetry monitoring, traction management, bariatric post- surgery, ostomy management & teaching, chest tube management, surgical and or pigtail drain management and teaching, and TPN.
	
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WF  819156

Med Surgical RN

Travel nurses work for a limited amount of time at a particular location, providing patient care and support before moving on to their next exciting adventure. Travel healthcare professionals are experienced caregivers who adapt quickly to change and enjoy learning new things. Take your skills on the road and explore somewhere new—all while earning a great living!

Duties & Responsibilities

Home to over 19 million residents, including New York City, the state of New York is incredibly diverse, from its inhabitants to its landscape! Depending on what part of the state you're visiting, you could be surrounded by soaring skyscrapers'or by soaring mountains. Upstate New York borders Canada along Lake Ontario and is well known for its homey welcome and winding forest roads. Whether you're interested in city life or something more natural, New York has plenty to offer during your assignment.

Travel nursing in Albany, NY

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More than two decades ago, Fastaff pioneered the practice of Rapid Response® travel nurse staffing. Since then, the company has grown to become the leading provider of urgent and crucial temporary registered nurses to help hospitals provide continuous, high-quality patient care, while offering premium pay to registered nurses. In partnering with many of the nation’s largest and most prestigious healthcare facilities as well as small community hospitals, Fastaff provides enriching employment opportunities to RNs while also providing the highest pay in the industry to meet acute staffing needs and provide unparalleled patient care.

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Med Surgical RN

$3,101/wk

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