Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Stepdown/Med-Surg flex unit position requiring Epic experience and the ability to manage both step-down and floor patient ratios on a night shift weekend schedule.

Details

• Acute care setting, 29-bed Stepdown/Med-Surg flex unit (10E Stepdown) newly equipped with step-down capabilities
• Flex unit serving both floor and step-down patients based on patient and hospital needs
• Diverse medical patient population with primarily medical diagnoses
• Step-down nurse-to-patient ratio of 3:1; floor ratio of 6:1; Clinical Associates (CAs) support with a goal of 1 CA per 10 patients
• RNs will titrate drips per physician orders; common drips include heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, antiarrhythmics, phenobarbital, ketamine, morphine/dilaudid/fentanyl PCAs, and TPN
• Respiratory equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen on floor and step-down; ventilators present in step-down (patients requiring vent setting adjustments are transferred to ICU)
• Remote telemetry surveillance center and central monitoring available on unit; RNs are not required to read their own strips; Philips telemetry monitoring equipment used
• Charting via Epic (experience required)
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Weekend-only schedule: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday OR Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
• No call or standby requirement
• Travelers are first to float to other floor or step-down units
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WV or Compact RN license required
• BLS certification (American Heart Association) required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Ability to manage a 6-patient med-surg assignment or a 3-patient step-down assignment
• Two professional references required: one supervisor reference and one peer or additional supervisor reference (e.g., Charge RN)
• Copy of certifications and driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Charge RNs and House Supervisors are available 24/7; charge RNs may carry an assignment during the unit's initial opening phase, with the long-term goal of maintaining a free charge RN
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this travel position
• Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a minimum 2-year break before re-applying
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for more than one cumulative year without taking a 2-year break
• Expected to work approximately half of all recognized facility holidays
• Scrub color: any combination of royal blue and white
• BSN is not required for this position
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply