Med Surg RN
Weirton, WV
BHS Workforce
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Medical-Surgical / Telemetry

Registered Nurse (RN)

Shift Nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM

Schedule 12-hour shifts, every other weekend

Guaranteed hours 36 hours per week

Experience Minimum 1 year of nursing experience; first-time travelers accepted

Requirements

• Active RN license.
• BLS certification required.
• EPIC charting experience is used at the facility.
• BSN not required.
• Must be comfortable with medical-surgical patients and some telemetry care.
• Must be able to manage certain medication drips, such as heparin, Bumex, and Lasix. Cardiac drip titration is not required.

Unit Details

• Beds: 48.
• Patient ratios:
  • Days: 1:5–7.
  • Nights: 1:6–8.
• Common conditions: Pneumonia, UTIs, altered mental status, GI bleeding, alcohol withdrawal, falls, and weakness.
• Monitor technicians watch telemetry and notify nurses of problems. Nurses are not expected to interpret telemetry strips.
• Respiratory therapists manage BiPAP, CPAP, high-flow oxygen, and breathing treatments.
• Charting: EPIC.
• RN scrub color: Navy blue.

Schedule & Floating

• 12-hour night shifts, generally 7 PM–7 AM.
• Every other weekend required.
• Holiday rotation may be required.
• No on-call requirement.
• No self-scheduling or guaranteed block scheduling.
• Schedule is set by the manager; flexibility is expected.
• May float to other medical-surgical, telemetry, or intermediate-care units for lower-acuity patients.
• Orientation: 1 day with the educator/computer system and 1 day with a preceptor.
• Hospital may cancel up to 2 shifts per 13-week contract.

Important Submission Rules

• 50-mile radius rule: Candidate must meet the facility's distance requirements.
• An unexpired driver's license copy must be included with submission.
• Any nursing license issues must be disclosed at submission.
• First-time travelers are accepted.