Travel RN, Medical-Surgical Overflow Unit Wheeling, WV

Job Description

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Wheeling, West Virginia.

• Specialty:
  Med Surg
• Discipline:
  RN
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

beds 52-Beds - all private rooms Certs BLS is required. NIHSS required Some staff have ACLS - this would be a PLUS! Ratios 1:6-7 (Mostly 1:7 for both Day & Night shift) EMR Sunrise Charge Nurse/House Supervisor The Charge Nurse takes a full patient assignment. He has a Clinical Assistant (CA) 40 hours/week - 1/2 the time is on the floor taking patients & the other 1/2 in the office as the CA Nurse Aides CNA's:
Usually have 4-6 CNA's per shift. Ratios 1:10-12 Weekend Requirement "Every-other-weekend (3 weekends out of a 6 week schedule) Days is Sat/Sun;
Nights is Fri/Sat" Holidays Work into the holiday rotation schedule Scrub Color "RN's:
Navy blue top & bottom, navy scrub jackets, no hoodies CNA's:
Grey" Tele Remote tele as needed - Monitored on a different unit Nurse's Read Strips? RN's are not required to read strips; however, if they have experience reading strips, they can also read them. Drips Heparin; very rare Lasix but not continuous; PCAs w/ MSO4; maybe an Ativan gtt; no cardiac gtts or insulin Vents Bipap (intermittent only), Cpap, High Flow Hospitalist or Intensivist in house "
* Hospitalist in-house 24/7
* Intensivist in the ICU 24/7
* Also have residence in-house 24/7" IV Team "IV team in-house 24/7 & also have a PICC team
* RN's assess their patient's IV sites but do not start their own IV's on this unit
* IV Team starts all IV's *" RT 24/7 RT is in-house 24/7 Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy is in-house 24/7 - Pyxis Shifts "12-Hour

Shifts:

; . Schedules are made out for 6 weeks at a time. Common diagnosis / Types of patients "All ortho post-ops, all basic neuro post-ops (laminectomies, discectomies, spinal fusions), all other general post-ops (gallbladders, mastectomies, sleeve gastrectomy's, infections, other medical dx: COPD, CP, pneumonia, cellulitis, etc. Hemodialysis is on this floor. It is HIGHLY preferred travelers have experience with peritoneal dialysis.

" Additional Notes If a patient is being testing for COVID they will usually remain on this unit, unless it is going to take longer for result - then they will transfer the patient to the COVID unit

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States.

As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance