Travel RN - Med/Surg

Job Details

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring 1 year of experience and a WV or compact RN license.

Acute care Med/Surg unit with 48 beds
Nurse to patient ratios of 1:5-7 on days and 1:6-8 on nights
Common diagnoses include pneumonia, UTI, altered mental status, GI bleed, alcohol withdrawal, and falls/weakness
12-hour night shifts, weekends as scheduled
Every other weekend required
May be required to participate in holiday rotation
No call or standby requirement
Floating and shift pull rotation required to other MS, MS-Tele, or IMC units for lower acuity patients
Titration of drips required (heparin, bumex, lasix) with exceptions for cardiac drips
Charge nurse present on each shift, may or may not take a patient assignment depending on staffing
PCTs/nurse aides on unit at a ratio of approximately 1:10-12 handling vitals, BGMs, EKGs, bathing, feeding, toileting, and turning/positioning
Respiratory Therapy manages breathing treatments, inhalers, ABGs, and equipment such as BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow O2
Dedicated monitor tech reads and monitors telemetry strips, RNs not required to interpret tele
Uses EPIC EMR system
Unit orientation includes 1 day with educator/computer system and 1 day with a preceptor

Provide direct patient care on a fast-paced Med/Surg unit including medication administration and drip titration
Collaborate with charge nurses, PCTs, respiratory therapy, and monitor techs as part of the care team
Navy blue scrubs required for RNs
Travelers expected to remain flexible to help fill scheduling gaps in the permanent staff schedule
Rotating shift schedules are typically arranged in 2-week blocks to avoid working days and nights in the same week
Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for travel rates
Travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than a cumulative year without taking a 2-year break
Candidates interview directly with the unit manager