Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,290 per week in Wheeling, WV
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$2,290–$2,290
SKILLS
Basic Life Support (BLS), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Congestive Heart Failure, Establish Priorities, Heparin, Identify Issues, Nursing, Patient Care, Pneumonia, Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical Nursing, Titration
LOCATION
Wheeling, WV
POSTED
2 days ago
TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Medical Surgical
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day/Night Rotate
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Active RN License Required
Certifications: BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Must be comfortable working with patient ratios of 1:6/7.
- Ability to titrate heparin drips based on APTT results.
- Experience working with common diagnoses such as CHF, COPD, cellulitis, R/O, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, pneumonia, urosepsis, AKI.
Description:
The unit operates with a total of 30 beds.
Nurse-to-patient ratios will be approximately 1:6/7, but may increase to 1:7.
One charge RN will be present on the floor with an assignment.
Patient Care Technicians will be available on the unit to assist.
The unit has telemonitoring capabilities, which will be overseen remotely by monitoring technicians.
There is no requirement for ventilation support equipment; however, intermittent BIPAP may be utilized.
Shifts will be scheduled with an expectation of maintaining adequate coverage for weekends and holidays.
Nurse floating is based on census, with external travelers prioritized for floating.
Scrub color for RNs is navy blue.
The charting system utilized is EPIC.