Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg - $2,236 per week in Wheeling, WV - Cynet Health : Job Details

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)Job Specialty: Medical SurgicalJob Duration: 13 weeksShift: 12-hour days, weekends as scheduledGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekExperience: Minimum 2 yearsLicense: Yes, willing to waitCertifications: BLS (AHA), NIHSSMust-Have: Experience with peritoneal dialysis is highly preferredJob Description:- Work on a medical surgical unit with 52 private beds, using the Allscripts - Sunrise charting system.- Maintain patient ratios of 1:6-7 for both day and night shifts.- Serve under a Charge Nurse who takes a full patient assignment, with assistance from a Clinical Assistant.- Work alongside 4-6 Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) per shift, maintaining CNA to patient ratios of 1:10-12.- Follow a schedule that includes every-other-weekend shifts within a 6-week period.- Adhere to a holiday rotation schedule as part of the team.- Wear navy blue scrubs, with grey for CNAs.- Utilize remote telemetry monitoring as needed, with separate units responsible for monitoring.- Administer and manage medications such as Heparin, Lasix, PCAs with MSO4, and possibly Ativan drips. No cardiac or insulin drips required.- Work with Bipap, Cpap, and High Flow but not continuous ventilation.- Collaborate with hospitalists and intensivists available 24/7, as well as in-house residents.- Benefit from a 24/7 IV team and PICC team; nurses assess but do not start IVs.- Engage in patient care with RT and pharmacy support available around the clock.- Participate in shifts from 0645-1915 or 1845-0715 and submit up to 6 requests off per 6-week schedule.- Potentially float to other MedSurg or MedSurg/Oncology units, but mainly will handle MedSurg overflow.- Receive orientation consisting of general hospital orientation followed by two full shifts on the unit.- Manage care for patients presenting post-op ortho, basic neuro surgeries, general post-ops, infections, medical dx such as COPD, pneumonia, cellulitis, and hemodialysis.- Handle COVID testing by retaining patients on the unit unless longer waiting times necessitate a transfer to the COVID unit.