Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,236 per week in Bridgeport, WV

Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical
Location: Bridgeport, WV
Agency: Mindlance Health
Pay: $2,236 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Mindlance Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Bridgeport, West Virginia, 26330!

ID: 78317342 Shift: 12H Nights 12 hr nights, weekends as scheduled Description: Unit Cardiac/Tele (Cardiopulmonary) *Stepdown* (Cost Center - 001)# BedsHow many beds are on your unit, suites, labs, etc. Are they all private rooms? Anything else specific 29- RatiosWhat are your nursing ratios?1:5-6Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)"What certifications are required for your floor?Ex: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS"BLS & ACLS are RequiredCommon diagnoses/Types of patients"What are common diagnosises or types of patients that you care for on your unit or in your department? "Similar patients to 6N, but no stepdown patients: Cardiac patients, CR bands, post cath, AMI, Post-OP lung surgeries after out of CCU, respiratory failure, chest tubes, pacemakers, post PCI, will not pull sheaths, no art lines.Experience or 'Must have' skills"Please indicate any experience that travelers absolutely MUST have experience with to work on your unit?Is there any experience you prefer travelers to have, but are okay if they don't have the experience?Are you okay with first time travelers?"RN's must be able to titrate dripsAre RNs required to titrate drips?"Do you titrate any drips on your unit (Heparin, insulin, nitro, etc)?Does your unit take any set rate cardiac gtts (amio, dopamine, dobutamine, etc.)?"YesCommon titratable &/or set rate drips"What drips do you titrate? What drips are set rate? ""Occasional cardiac gtts with titration (ie Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Integrelin, Heparin, Ativan, Lasix, & Nitro up to 50 mcg) *MUST be able to titrate gtts*"Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?"Is there a charge nurse, lead, or supervisor available 24/7?Do they take a patient assignment? Is there a House Supervisor in house 24/7?"Charge Nurse 24/7. Days does not take patients; Nights does take patientsAre there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios"Do you use CNAs, PCT, or Techs? What are their ratios? What are their typical job duties? Can they take blood sugars?"Yes - Ideally 1 CNA/12 patients. Usually have 3 on Days, 2 on NightsRT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc)"Is RT directly available or designated to your unit?Do you have Bipap, Cpap, or High Flow, vents, or trachs on your unit? Are nurses expected to manage respiratory equipment?Do RN or RTs administered respirtory treatments (breathing treatments, inhalers, etc)?"CPAP & BiPap only - RT managesAre there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?"Do you have telemetry on your unit or in your department?What brand are the monitors? Do nurses have to read & interpret strips?Do you have monitor techs? "Phillips monitors - RN's must be able to read & interpret stripsShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)"What are your shift hours? 7-7? Do you utilize self scheduling or is it done by the manager or scheduler?Do you allow block scheduling?How far out do you make the schedule? 4 or 6 weeks at a time?"12 hour shifts 7a - 7p; 7p - 7a Weekend Requirements"What is your weekend requirement? How many weekends or weekend shifts are traverlers required to work? Every other? What are you weekend shifts, example Days- Sat/Sun or Nights- Sat/Fri? "Every-other-weekend. Sat/Sun for both Days/NightsHoliday Requirements"Do you require travelers to work holidays?Do you work them into the perm staff rotation schedule?"Work in the holiday rotation schedule with perm staffIs there call or a standby requirement?"If call or standby call is required, how often does it happen? Do all staff rotate through a call schedule or sign up?"Floating Requirements"What units do staff typically float to?Are travelers the first to float?Do you cap ratios when necessary? For example: If an ICU RN is required to float to a lower acuity unit, are they expected to take a full patent load or capped at a ratio of 1:4?"Any MedSurg/Tele Scrub Color/Dress code"What are your dress code requirements?Do you have designated scrub colors for different specialities? What color scrubs do RNs wear? What color do CNAs wear? "Royal BlueUnit/Department specific orientationHow many shifts of orientation do the travelers get on the unit (in the department) with a preceptor?Additional NotesIs there anything unique about your unit, facility, or area that you like to tell potential travelers about?Notes Obtained: Phone implementation, Email, or On-siteWVU Phone Implementation: Lori Luba & Karla Tucker: entered by & : Natalie Olson, BSN/RNNO FALSE NAILS Cancellation Policy:2 shifts per 13 week contract Charting BSN License to Trauma Level:2 Care Shift Notes:12 hr nights, weekends as scheduled Required , BLS Certification Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week Contract Weeks:91

About Mindlance Health

Mindlance Health is one of the fastest-growing US staffing firm for 9 consecutive years. We focus on Nursing, Allied Health, and Healthcare IT staffing. We are a firm that advocates for mindfulness, balance, inclusion and diversity in the work and in the services that we do.

 
With our proven track record and as a recognized leader and innovator in the healthcare staffing industry, we are able to partner with top-tier hospitals and medical institutions nationwide, helping you land a solid and thriving career every time.

 
Mindlance Health is a firm driven by people-centric principles placing our clients’ and clinicians’ best interests first with our commitment to:
• Excellence in contingent healthcare staffing solutions,
• Long-term thriving partnerships,
• Above average industry compensation rates
• Innovative and diverse work cultures
• An outstanding, high-touch recruitment process.

 
At Mindlance Health, we are on a mission to help healthcare travelers be an infectious agent of quality care wherever they go. 


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Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• BLS
• Core Exam - Nursing
• Ishihara Colorvision Screening
• MedSurg Exam
• MedSurg RN Skills Checklist
• RN - Medical - Surgical

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