Autumn Lake Healthcare at Baltimore Washington requires a signed independent contractor agreement before you work a shift there. It is a document rather than a course, and it records the terms you take shifts under at that building. Nursa keeps it alongside your other nursing credentials.
How is this different from an employment contract?
An employment contract brings you onto a payroll. This one does the opposite, confirming that you are not an employee of the building. You decide which shifts to accept and which to pass on, you file your own taxes on what you earn, and nothing is withheld from your pay. Benefits, paid leave, and guaranteed hours are not part of the arrangement, and the agreement says so rather than leaving it open to interpretation.
Who signs one?
Every clinician who picks up shifts at the building signs their own:
- Certified nursing assistants
- Registered nurses
- Licensed practical nurses and licensed vocational nurses
Each agreement covers one clinician and one building.
Does working the Baltimore-Washington corridor change anything?
Not for the agreement itself, but it can affect what else you need on file. Clinicians in this corridor often pick up shifts across more than one state line, and licensure follows the state where you work rather than the state where you live. The agreement does not stand in for a license, so confirm yours covers Maryland before you request a shift here.
Does it ever need signing again?
Usually it stays in place once it is on file, though it is not permanent. If the facility revises its terms, you sign the updated version and the earlier one stops governing your shifts. Worth checking the credential on your profile before a first shift back after a long gap.
Adding the signed agreement to your profile
Nothing here produces a certificate. You upload the signed document itself and it becomes a credential like any other.
- Tap Menu in the top left of the Nursa app.
- Select Profile.
- Scroll to the Credentials section.
- Tap Add your Credential.
- Upload your signed agreement as a PDF, WORD, JPG, or PNG.
Sign up as a clinician and clear the paperwork now so a Baltimore Washington shift is one tap away when it posts.
