Telemetry RN
Martinsburg, WV
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Telemetry

Position: Travel RN – Telemetry
Unit: 2 South – 2F
Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
Schedule: 3×12 hours
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hrs/week
Weekend: Every other weekend
Holidays: Rotating/every other holiday
On-Call: None

Unit Details

• 20 beds, all private rooms
• Telemetry-focused unit
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Patients include:
  • Telemetry
  • Post-cardiac catheterization
  • Med/Surg with telemetry monitoring
  • Respiratory difficulty
• Variable census and admissions/discharges
• EPIC charting
• 10 rooms have hardwired cardiac monitors; remaining rooms can use portable telemetry
• Monitor techs monitor patients hospital-wide

Required Experience

• 5 years RN experience
• 1+ year travel RN experience
• Strong acute-care Telemetry experience
• Basic dysrhythmia recognition and telemetry strip verification
• Telemetry experience is required; current unit is not accepting Stepdown experience as a substitute

Required Certifications

• BLS – AHA
• ACLS – AHA
• NIHSS

Preferred

• Strong EPIC experience

Floating

May float to:

• Comparable Telemetry unit
• Lower-acuity Med/Surg unit
• Occasionally assist with admitted/boarded patients in the ED or patients housed in ICU

Scheduling

• Travelers are hired for either day or night shift
• Day: 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Night: 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Travelers will not be required to switch their assigned shift
• Block scheduling may be available depending on unit needs
• Self-scheduling allowed
• No on-call

Weekend / Holiday

Every other weekend required

• Day shift: Saturday/Sunday
• Night shift: Friday/Saturday

Rotating holidays include:

• Memorial Day
• July 4th
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• New Year's

Other Unit Information

• 2 PCTs for 20 beds
• RT available 24/7
• Hospitalist coverage 24/7
• Unit-based pharmacist 7 AM–3 PM, 5 days/week
• Nurses place IVs
• No ventilators on the unit
• Navy blue scrubs
• Travelers may be asked to precept or charge based on comfort level and unit needs

Orientation

• Day 1: Education modules + shadowing/orientation
• Day 2: Orientation
• Day 3: Independent assignment

Important Submission Rules

• Only 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system
• Driver's license address must be outside 50 miles of the facility
• Previous permanent employees must be gone for 2 years
• Previous travelers who worked there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years
• Any license hits must be disclosed at submission
• Travel teams must be submitted together in one email
• Maximum 2 candidates per opening
• Unit-specific requirements must be followed
• BSN is not required
• License is not required to submit