Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Martinsburg, WV
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Telemetry RN, 2 South

Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (7p-7:30a) Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIHSS certifications
• Driver's license, with an address more than 50 miles from the facility, provided at submission
• Prior travel experience required: at least 1 year of travel
• 5 years of experience as an RN

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency with EPIC (EMR software familiarity)

Unit Details

• Currently telemetry only. Stepdown is not applicable at this time, and no return date has been given.
• 20 beds, all private rooms, on the 2nd floor
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5 for telemetry patients
• 10 rooms have hardwired monitors; the rest are portable telemetry-monitor capable
• Monitor techs on the 6th floor watch all units and call the assigned nurse about issues. Nurses are expected to understand basic dysrhythmias and verify telemetry strip interpretation.
• Patient types are highly variable: telemetry, post-catheterization, medical/surgical with telemetry monitoring needs, and respiratory difficulty
• Daily volume varies from 1-2 to 10 discharges and admissions
• Designated charge nurse; the charge nurse is removed from staffing to support the unit when fully staffed
• 2 PCTs for 20 beds. PCTs ambulate patients, perform fingerstick blood sugars, vitals, bathing, I&O documentation, and feeding and turning. Q2-hour rounding is shared with nurses.

Clinical Support and Practice

• Point-of-care testing: blood sugar using an AccuChek glucometer. Competency is completed through the managers, and staff badge and patient armband are used for barcode scanning.
• Pharmacy: unit-based pharmacist 7a-3p, 5 days a week; main pharmacy covers 24/7. Nurses reconstitute antibiotics. Telemetry patients may require heparin titration.
• Omnicell access is set up by pharmacy, with fingerprint access granted by the managers.
• Respiratory therapy is in the building 24/7. Nurses may give nebulizers, though RT is nearly always available. No ventilators are on the unit; nearly all other O2 delivery methods are used.
• At least one covering hospitalist is available 24/7. No on-call on this unit.
• Nurses place IVs and draw labs from central lines only with an order. No other IV requirements.

Scheduling and Floating

• Hired for day or night shift. Extra shifts may be picked up, but nurses will not be made to work a different shift.
• Block scheduling is available depending on unit needs. Travelers may self-schedule.
• Every other weekend is required. Day shift works Saturday/Sunday; night shift works Friday/Saturday.
• Every other holiday is required: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's.
• May float to a comparable or lower-level unit (telemetry or med/surg). Occasionally staff help with admitted boarded patients in the emergency department or with floor/telemetry patients housed in the ICU.
• Travelers may be asked to precept or charge, depending on their comfort level. This is discussed first, and the request is respected if there is no comfort level.

Orientation

• Day 1: blend of required education modules and shadowing. Go to the corporate center for a badge and parking pass, then to the 2nd floor on the main campus.
• Day 2: orientation shift
• Day 3: independent shift

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs, provided by the nurse

Call-Off Process

• Call off through the hospital supervisor at least 2 hours before shift start.

Submission Requirements (Recruiters)

• Only 1 position can be submitted at a time across the entire system.
• Maximum of 2 candidates per opening. If the position is at max, the submission is held until a spot opens.
• Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email.
• Previous permanent candidates must have been gone for 2 years.
• Previous travelers who worked 1 full year must have been gone for 2 years.
• Any license hits must be disclosed at the time of submission.