Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Stepdown/IMC unit requiring 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience and comfort with cardiac drips and monitoring.

Details

• Acute care Stepdown/IMC unit with 30 beds
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:4-6 depending on acuity
• Patient population includes cardiac patients, post-pneumonia, post-cath lab, seizures, ETOH/CIWA protocol patients, and pacemaker patients
• Cerner EMR used for charting
• RNs required to titrate drips including cardizem, amio, nitro, heparin, dopamine, dobutamine, and angiomax
• 12-hour day shifts, 7a-7p, with every other weekend required
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation
• No call or standby requirement
• Travelers may float to any inpatient unit and are first in line to float
• Charge nurse present each shift; day shift charge typically does not take a patient assignment while night shift charge takes a lighter assignment
• Nurse aides/PCTs support the unit with ADLs, vitals, bathing, toileting, feeding, repositioning, call lights, and blood sugars
• RT staff assigned to unit 24/7 to administer breathing treatments and manage BiPAP, AIRVO, and trach equipment; RNs expected to troubleshoot as needed
• Monitor tech available 24/7; RNs expected to read and interpret telemetry, print strips, and identify rhythms
• Primary attending on-call at night with nocturnist available hospital-wide overnight

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience required
• Must be comfortable with cardiac monitoring and cardiac drips
• Comfortable performing telemetry strip interpretation and measurements
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care including monitoring, drip titration, and rhythm interpretation for stepdown-level patients
• 2-day general orientation plus 1 day with a preceptor
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Must reside within a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine facility must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one year without taking a 2-year break; cumulative experience applies
• EKG competency testing may be required depending on facility