Acute Care, Basic Life Support (BLS), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Case Management, Congestive Heart Failure, Driver's License, Healthcare, Heparin, Identify Issues, Licensing, Medical Diagnosis, Medicine, Patient Care, Pneumonia, RMON, Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical Nursing, Telemetry, Titration
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical
LocationWheeling, WV
Schedule / Job TypeContract | Days | Onsite
Key Responsibilities- Provide direct patient care on a 30-bed Medical Surgical unit managing a caseload of up to 1:7 patients
- Care for patients with common diagnoses including CHF, COPD, cellulitis, pneumonia, urosepsis, AKI, and post-surgical conditions
- Titrate heparin drips based on aPTT results as directed by physician orders
- Monitor and manage patients on intermittent BiPAP as needed
- Collaborate with PCTs and monitor technicians who provide remote telemetry oversight
- Float to other units as needed based on census, per facility floating policy
Required Qualifications- Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license; any licensing hits must be disclosed at time of submission
- Current BLS certification (must be unexpired)
- Current NIHSS certification (must be unexpired)
- Ability to manage patient ratios of up to 1:7
- Comfort working with telemetry monitored remotely by monitor technicians
- Must meet facility radius compliance requirements; valid unexpired driver's license required at submission
Preferred Experience / Skills- Prior experience in a Medical Surgical setting with high-acuity diagnoses such as urosepsis, AKI, or post-surgical care
- Experience titrating heparin drips and interpreting aPTT results
- Familiarity with Qgenda scheduling platform
Why Join Us- Work alongside a supportive team that includes a dedicated charge RN and PCTs on the unit
- No on-call or standby requirements, with weekends scheduled on a predictable rotating basis