Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown
Morgantown, WV
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Days

Required Certifications

BLS Certification, NIHSS

Unit Notes
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
ANY LICENSE HITS MUST BE DISCLOSED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION

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
EPIC experience required
Unit 10 EAST (Neuro Stepdown & EMU - Epilepsy Monitoring Unit)
# of beds 31 Total Bed (25 are Stepdown, 6 EMU)
Ratios "1:3 for Stepdown
Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Inpatient Step Down Unit. Nurse:Patient Ratio = 1:3
1:5-6 for Floor (EMU)"
Required Certifications "BLS is required, ACLS & NIHSS are preferred
NOTE: This unit would require all Stepdown qualified RN's"
Common diagnoses/Types of patients Higher acuity Neuroscience patients, EVDs (experience preferred; however, perm staff would probably be assigned these patients), TPA (any patient that would be 24 hours post TPA would be managed by perm staff only), Strokes, EMU, Seizures, Craniotomy's
Experience or 'Must have' skills Need to have overall strong Neuro experience
Are RNs required to titrate drips? Titration is only done by physician's orders in a step-down setting. There may be some protocols that allow for titration, but they would educate on that.
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, dopamine, Nipride, Ketamine, Lasix, Bumex, Insulin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Charge Nurse 24/7
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios "Yes - 4 per shift
Ratios 1:8-9"
RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc.) RT is available 24/7 - States they get "floor Vents" - RN's are not required to have vent experience. When there are floor vents they are usually on a set setting. These are managed by RT & physician. If they require changes they will go back to the ICU.
Is there tele on this unit? Monitor techs? RNs read strips? There is tele on this unit - per notes from facility RN's do not have to read strips
Shifts & Scheduling "Nights - 3, 12's from 7p-7:30a
They would allow 3 shifts in a row but this is not a guarantee. Travelers need to be flexible. "
Weekend Requirement EOW or 2 wknd shifts/schedule
Holiday Requirement Yes - travelers are expected to work into the holiday rotation
Is there a call or standby requirement? Unknown
Floating Requirement Possibly to 7E, 7W, 7NE, or 10W
Scrub Color/Dress code Royal Blue
Unit/Department specific orientation 2 shifts on the unit