AHSA Agency Partner Please Note:
Effective Immediately, You MUST include your AGENCY Massachusetts Temporary Nursing Service Agency License (Nursing Pool) license up front with all Berkshire Health System nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of MA in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit: . We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you! CC
We are proud that both Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview hospital have achieved the prestigious international Baby-Friendly designation after a rigorous review process conducted by Baby-Friendly USA, the organization responsible for bestowing this certification in the United States.
This distinguished honor demonstrates that our clinicians are adhering to the highest standards of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. These standards are built on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a set of evidence-based practices recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) for optimal infant feeding support in the precious first days of a newborn s life.
BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEM WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY TRAVELER WHO RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF FACILITY. To avoid delays in processing, please include perm address at profile upload.
ACLS, NRP, and BLS MUST BE IN HAND AND INCLUDED IN PROFILE UPLOAD. FACILITY WILL NOT PEND UPON OFFER. This is non-negotiable
Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD/DURING INTERVIEW WILL NOT BE APPROVED!! NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).
8hrs non-billable orientation
Holiday and OT Multipliers - 1.25% Submission Requirements
- 2 years current L & D experience
- Meditech Expanse experience strongly preferred
- ACLS, NRP and BLS MUST BE IN HAND AT PROFILE UPLOAD. PLEASE INCLUDE IN PROFILE. FACILITY WILL NOT PEND UPON OFFER - This is non-negotiable
- Perm address must be included with profile
- Traveler must have their own vehicle for this assignment
- Any/All RTO must be included in profile. ALL SCHEDULING REQUESTS MUST BE MADE AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION. Facility will NOT approve scheduling requests at/after time of offer/at interview. Please obtain this information prior to submittal. Requests after offer may lead to rescinded offer
PROFILE REQUIREMENTS:
Work HistorySkills Checklist Labor and Delivery (pertinent to position), current to 1 year [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]1 Supervisory Signed Reference (from within the past two years of employment) [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]Massachusetts RN license - Must be uploaded with profile [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]Active American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]Active American Heart Association or American Red Cross ACLS - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT]Active Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification - [REQUIRED] [DOCUMENT] Certification Requirements
State License Requirements
Additional License Requirements
- MA license MUST be in hand at profile upload. Facility will not pend license
About the Facility BMC is a 298-bed teaching hospital and is ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation by The Leapfrog Group, which has given BMC Straight "A" grades since the inception of Leapfrog's patient safety program, one of only 42 hospitals in the nation to achieve this honor; and recipient of both the 2017 and 2018Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award.
Berkshire Medical Center offers a full continuum of medical specialties, including anesthesiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, around the clock neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiation oncology, radiology, rehabilitation, substance abuse, cardiac rehabilitation, a sleep lab and others. BMC has a state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging department, with MRI, high-speed CT, ultrasound, x-ray, mammography and more, providing 24-hour service.
BMC has previously been honored by Healthgrades with its Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and was one of Healthgrades America's Best Hospitals in 2016. BMC is a not for profit medical center fully accredited by The Joint Commission. As a medical center affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems, Berkshire Medical Center, its Hillcrest Campus and North Adams Campus serve all residents of Berkshire County, Massachusetts and communities in adjacent eastern New York, northwest Connecticut and southwest Vermont.