Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,401 per week in Parkersburg, WV

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: 2 years License: Unexpired nursing license required Certifications: BLS Must-Have: Strong knowledge in Medical Surgical and Infectious Disease. RNs are not required to titrate cardiac drips but may handle common titratable and set-rate drips such as Heparin and IV medications.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Medical Surgical Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: 2 years License: Unexpired nursing license required Certifications: BLS Must-Have: Strong knowledge in Medical Surgical and Infectious Disease. Experience with Isolation precautions. Prior experience with EPIC charting system. Description: This is a Medical Surgical unit specializing in Infectious Diseases. The unit comprises 18 private rooms. The nurse to patient ratio is typically 1:5-6, and 1:4 if there are COVID patients. RNs will be staffed with 3-4 nurses per shift. BLS is the only required certification. Common patient diagnoses include various Infectious Diseases as well as isolation cases. RNs are not required to titrate cardiac drips but may handle common titratable and set-rate drips such as Heparin and IV medications. There is a Charge Nurse present 24/7. Nursing assistants are available, with 2 CNAs per shift. There is no ventilator support on the unit, but patients may require CPAP, BiPAP, or high-flow oxygen. Remote telemetry monitoring is utilized, and RNs are not required to interpret cardiac strips. Shifts are 12 hours, with a half-hour lunch break. Perm staff self-schedule, while travelers are scheduled per unit needs. Travelers may block schedule as long as unit requirements are met. Weekend shifts are every other weekend, specifically Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for nights. Holidays will depend on unit needs, and travelers may be required to work these if necessary. Travelers will be the first to float to other Medical Surgical units as needed and will manage patients within their skill set. The dress code requires royal blue scrubs, with specific guidelines for jackets. The orientation process includes one day of orientation on the electronic charting system and one day on the floor with a preceptor. The cancellation policy allows for two shift cancellations per 13-week assignment.