Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,185 per week in Weirton, WV

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours, weekends as scheduled Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience License: RN License required Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Must have 1 year of experience. Their duties include taking vital signs, performing blood glucose monitoring, applying heart monitors, bathing, feeding, toileting, and turning and positioning patients.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours, weekends as scheduled Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience License: RN License required Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Must have 1 year of experience. Will accept first-time travelers. Description: The unit has a total of 48 beds. Nurse to patient ratios are 1:5-7 on days and 1:6-8 on nights. Common patient diagnoses include pneumonia, UTI, AMS, GI bleed, alcohol withdrawal, and falls/weakness. RNs are required to titrate some drips, but not cardiac drips. Common titratable and/or set rate drips include heparin, bumex, and lasix. There are charge nurses on each shift who will take patient assignments. On day shifts, there are two charge nurses available, while at night, if only one is scheduled, they do not take an assignment. There are nurse aides or patient care technicians on this unit, with an average ratio of 1:10-12. Their duties include taking vital signs, performing blood glucose monitoring, applying heart monitors, bathing, feeding, toileting, and turning and positioning patients. Respiratory Therapy will administer breathing treatments, inhalers, ABGs, and manage respiratory equipment like BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow O2. RNs will primarily monitor this equipment; Respiratory Therapy performs checks. A monitor tech is available to read and monitor telemetry for all patients and will notify RNs if there are any issues. RNs are not expected to read and interpret telemetry strips. Shifts are scheduled with RNs working from 7 AM to 7 PM, and CNAs from 6 AM to 6 PM. Self-scheduling and block scheduling are not available. RNs are expected to be flexible and help fill gaps in the permanent schedule. Every other weekend and holiday rotations may be required. Floating to other medical, medical-telemetry, or intermediate care units may occur based on staffing needs. Scrub colors include navy blue for RNs and ceil blue for patient care technicians. There is one day of department-specific orientation and one day with a preceptor. The charting system used in this unit is EPIC.