Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
South Charleston, WV
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

3 T - Observation

Role

RN (Registered Nurse)

Location

South Charleston, West Virginia

Contract Length

13 weeks

Unit

3 Pavilion / 3 T - Pulmonary & observation

Unit Details

• 32 beds
• Nurse/patient ratio: 1:6
• Adult and geriatric patients
• Respiratory diagnosis, medical conditions, and trachs not vented

Required Qualifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• Med-Surg/Telemetry/Critical Drips/Trach Care experience
• Previous travel experience
• RN ability to titrate drips

Preferred Qualifications

• Peritoneal Dialysis experience
• Good cardiac background

Schedule

• Nights: 6:45 pm - 7:15 am
• 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend
• Holiday rotation with core staff

Float Scope

• May float to 4P or 5P Med-Surg units
• May float to the Emergency Department to care for boarded patients

Clinical Notes

• Monitor techs are on the unit 24/7
• Charge RNs read strips, and RNs review strips each shift
• Common titratable/set-rate drips include Heparin, Cardizem, Lasix, Dopamine, and Amiodarone
• RT equipment includes Cpap, Bipap, High Flow O2, IV pumps, sequential compression devices, pulse oximetry, and specialty beds
• RN performs trach care
• Scrub color: Navy