Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

American Traveler

Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States

Position ID: P-759956

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,311.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Stepdown/Tele Unit night shift position requiring compact or PA RN license, ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.

Details

Work in the 3W Stepdown unit, a 28-bed private room acute care unit

Patient ratios of 1:4-5, or 1:6 for MedSurg acuity patients

Serves as the central telemetry monitoring station for the whole hospital

EMR transitioning from Cerner to EPIC

12-hour night shifts, 7p-7:30a

Weekend requirement: every other weekend, Friday/Saturday/Sunday nights

Floating to the ICU as helping hands may be required

In-house 24/7 Hospitalist, Respiratory Therapy, and Pharmacy support

Intensivist coverage in the ICU 7 days/week from 7a-7p with on-call after hours

Requirements

Active RN license (Compact or PA license required)

Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required

Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips

Must be able to titrate drips including Cardizem, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Heparin

Experience with vent support including Bipap, Cpap, and High Flow

Unexpired copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

Care for a heavy cardiac patient population including dysrhythmias, CVAs, and patients downgraded from the ICU

No IV team available, but ICU charge nurses or Director can assist with difficult IV sticks

2 shifts of floor-specific orientation with a preceptor

Nurse Aide support available during day and mid shifts, no CNA coverage after 11p on nights

Holiday coverage required every other holiday as part of the staff rotation

Scrub color required: Navy Blue, including jackets if worn

Director is noted for strong communication with staff and allows block scheduling

Radius rule: candidates must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for travel rate

Travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying

Travelers cannot work within the WVU system for longer than a year without taking a 2-year break

First-time travelers may be considered for this position