Travel Nurse RN - Orthopedics - $2,100 per week in Parkersburg, WV

ID : 74222220 Shift : 12H Days 12 hour days, Rotating weekends and holidays Description : Unit Notes :

• ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE
• Unit4N Ortho - Neuro (1033)EPIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED of beds33-Beds, All private roomsRatios1 to 6Required certificationsBLSCommon diagnoses / Types of patientsAlot of elective surgeries : hips, knees, shoulders; some fractures from falls; back & neck (Neuro-surgeries), as well as general MedSurg Experience or 'Must have' skillsMust have experience with ortho patients & PCA Pumps Are RNs required to titrate drips?NoCommon titratable & / or set rate dripsIV Fluids & PCA pumps. No heparin or other dripsCharge Nurse / House SupervisorThey have a Charge Nurse 24 / 7. Day charge may take patients if necessary; Night charge will always take a full patient assignment.Are there nurse aids on this unit / RatiosPatient Care Techs (PCT's) : Their goal is to have 4 PCT's if the unit is full, but usually a max of 3. Sometimes they may only have 2. It will depend on staffing. PCT Duties include : Vitals, FSBS, ADLs, & they can DC Foleys. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc.)They can get Cpap, Bipap & High Flow - managed per RTIs there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?Remote tele if needed, monitored by the 3rd floor. RN's do not have to read strips.Shifts & Scheduling"12 Hour Shifts : 0700-1930; 1900-0730 w / a 1 / 2 hour lunch break.Perm staff does self-scheduling. Travelers will be scheduled where they are needed. They will allow block scheduling as long as the needs of the unit are met. "Weekend RequirementEvery-other-weekend. Weekend shifts for Nights are Fri / Sat / Sun; Days are Sat / Sun Holiday RequirementHolidays will depend on the needs of the unit. If they don't have enough perm staff to cover holidays, travelers would be expected to work holidays. Is there a call or standby requirement?"Depending on their contract they could be called off for low census (Traveler would need to discuss the specifics w / their recruiter if they have questions about this)"Floating RequirementsTravelers are the 1st to float. Floating is required to any MedSurg units. If floated to Tele they would be assigned patients w / in skillset. Scrub Color / Dress CodeRoyal Blue - Scrub jackets are not required; however, if they wear a jacket it must be an actual scrub jacket & must be royal blue. No hoodies or sweat-jackets. Unit / Department specific orientation1 Day of EPIC orientation, then 1 day of orientation on the floor with a preceptor. 3rd day on their own. Additional NotesN / AAdditional QuestionsPLEASE BE SURE TO NOTE ON PRESCREEN TIME-OFF REQUESTS Cancellation may cancel 2 shifts per 13-week assignment and 1 shift for assignments less than 13 weeks Charting BSN License to Trauma Level : Care Shift Notes : 12 hour days, Rotating weekends and holidays Required (AHA) Guaranteed Hours : 36 hours per week Contract Weeks : 91