Inpatient Trauma & General Surgery RN (Stepdown & Floor)
Morgantown, WV
LanceSoft
3x12 hrs, Nights

Unit Med/Surg Miscellaneous Info & Examples if Needed # of beds 24 beds all step-down Ratios 3:1 Required certifications BLS is required Common diagnoses/Types of patients Trauma and general med/surg Level 1 trauma center Experience or 'Must have' skills Ability to have strong assessment skills and be adaptable to a fast pace work environment. Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Drips such as cardizem, labetalol, amiodarone and others. There are no sedative drips in our step-down unit Charge Nurse/House Supervisor We have our own unit charge nurse and house supervisors are present within the hospital 24/7 along with night shift supervisors at unit levels Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios Yes typically we run with 3 aides for 24 patients as a 3:8 or at time 1:12 RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Bipap, Cpap and vents that are chronic or not being weaned Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes all 24 beds are monitored. Our unit does have teley techs in a central location. RN’s will need basic EKG interpretation, but techs read the strips Also have video monitoring for patient safety Shifts & Scheduling 7p to 7:30a week nights and weekends Weekend Requirement Yes depending on staffing could be every other weekend Holiday Requirement Yes on a rotational basis Is there a call or standby requirement? No call Floating Requirements Floating will be done on a rotational basis with other staff members on the unit. Travels will be placed into the rotation. Scrub Color/Dress Code Royal blue Unit/Department specific orientation 8 Northeast orientation will be reviewed with clinical preceptor