Travel ICU/Telemetry Nurse
Ranson, WV
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Submission Requirements: Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years Individual unit requirements listed in pulse apply. Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email We are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up *ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE* COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a council to be approved or denied Unit SCU/Telemetry (Cost Center - 20) # beds Total of 10-beds (5 ICU & 5 Telemetry) Certs BLS, ACLS, PALS are Required NIHSS would be a PLUS! Ratios 1:3-5 depending on the acuity EMR EPIC Charge Nurse/House Supervisor No charge nurse at this time, but once they re-establish them on the units they will take a patient assignment (lighter-load) Nurse Aides 1 PCT with ratios 1:10 They lose a tech at 3 pm then the night tech comes in from 7p - 7a Weekend Requirement 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule. Nights is Fri/Sat, Days is Sat/Sun Holidays Work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule Scrub Color Navy Blue - Traveler must provide their own scrubs - Must be neat & clean. Jackets are allowed, but no sweat jackets/hoodies. Jackets can be navy, grey, or black. Hair must be natural hair color - no pink/purple/blue. Excessive or distasteful tattoos must be covered. Tele/Monitor Techs Phillips Cardiac Monitors. They have monitor techs in the ICU at the nurses station. Monitors in the 5 ICU rooms are hard-wired. They also have 7 Tele packs but are expanding to 16 Tele packs 5/2021 Drips Yes Vents Vents, Bipap, Cpap, & High-Flow Hospitalist or Intensivist in house Hospitalist in-house 7 am - 5 pm, then a family medicine resident covers after hours IV Team No IV Team RT 24/7 Yes - RT is in-house 24/7 Pharmacy 24/7 Pharmacy is not in-house 24/7 but they work with pharmacy to have 'kits' developed for high frequency drips. Can also reach out to the pharmacy at Berkeley as a resource if needed Shifts 12-hour shifts: 7am - 7 pm/7pm - 7am. Travelers are not allowed to self-schedule. They are here to serve the needs of the unit; however, they will accommodate block schedules as long as the needs of the unit are met Floating Travelers would be required to float to MedSurg w/ full assignment (ratios 1:5-6); however, floating is rare but it could happen Floor specific orientation 1 Shift on the unit with a preceptor Common diagnosis / Types of patients Any patient vented to surgical. Everything from trauma to bowel obstructions, COPD, Vented OD's, COVID, etc. The SCU/Tele unit has been the COVID unit w/ an average daily census of 9 patients Additional Notes Candidates MUST have a positive attitude & willingness to work