Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Stepdown/Med-Surg unit requiring at least 1 year of experience and EPIC charting proficiency.

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• BLS certification (AHA) required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• BSN not required
• Able to manage a 6-patient med-surg or 3-patient stepdown assignment

• Acute care hospital setting on a 29-bed Stepdown/Med-Surg flex unit
• Unit serves both floor and stepdown patients based on hospital needs
• Diverse medical patient population
• Nurse:patient ratios of 3:1 for stepdown and 6:1 for floor assignments
• Clinical Associates support staff maintain a target ratio of 1:10
• EPIC EMR used for charting
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p-7:30a
• Weekend schedule required, working every Friday/Saturday/Sunday or Saturday/Sunday/Monday
• No call or standby requirements
• First to float or be pulled to other floor/stepdown units
• RNs titrate drips per orders including heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, antiarrhythmics, phenobarbital, ketamine, and PCA medications (morphine/dilaudid/fentanyl), and TPN
• Remote telemetry surveillance center and central monitoring available; RNs not required to read their own strips
• Phillips telemetry monitoring equipment used
• CPAP and BiPAP seen on both floor and stepdown;
  HiFlow and vents seen in stepdown
• Charge RNs and House Supervisors available 24/7
• Provide direct patient care across a flexible stepdown/med-surg unit
• Expect to work approximately half of all recognized hospital holidays
• Scrub colors limited to royal blue and white combinations
• First-time travelers and new grads are welcome to apply
• Local candidates not accepted; radius rule requires residing more than 50 miles from the facility
• Returning travelers must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying to any WVU Medicine location
• Travelers may not work within WVU Medicine facilities for longer than one year before taking a mandatory 2-year break
• Cumulative experience across assignments applies toward the 1-year limit

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts

Job : P-756573

Open Positions: 1