Medical Surgical - Orthopedic Unit - Registered Nurse

Medical Surgical - Orthopedic Unit - Registered Nurse

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Experience:

24 months of role experience is required.

24 months of Medical Surgical - Orthopedic Unit experience is required.

Experience with Meditech is required.

Requirements:

Candidates must have a West Virginia license or compact license in hand at the time of application.

This role may require floating to additional units and locations

Candidates must live at least 100 miles away from this facility in order to be eligible to apply for this role.

Flu vaccination required for onboarding. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Previous perm staff must be gone for 2 years before they are eligible to return in a traveler capacity. No exceptions.

Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.

36 Guaranteed Hours

weekends as scheduled

Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 3 south hip/ knee replacements, fx ; diabetes, COPD, CHF, pneumonia, renal disease, general surgical patients;

Experience or Must have skills: Telemetry, EKG preferred, care of orthopedic pts for 3 south

Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes

Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Cardizem, Heparin, sometimes Insulin Occasional Levophed if maintaining critical patient until transfer to ICU.

RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): Cpap, Bipap, may have acute vent on unit while waiting on critical care bed to open

Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: Telemetry on both units; We have monitor techs working in central cockpit that helps oversee all tele pts on the med surg units

Weekend Requirement: Staff work every other weekend

Holiday Requirement: Holidays are scheduled; only rotate Christmas and Christmas Eve

Is there a call or standby requirement?: On call shifts are available and scheduled; take volunteers first for the call shift

Scrub Color/Dress Code: No color requirement, professional scrubs

Unit/Department specific orientation: 3 day orientation - 1 skills day, remainder on the unit

Floating Requirements: Staff must float to other med surg units to take a full assignment, ER and critical care to task only.

2 references from last 12 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type)

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

BLS (Basic Life Support)

ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: WV
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5-7
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2024-01-15
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3