Med Surg Telemetry RN
Windber, Pennsylvania
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber

Med Surg RN

Location: Windber, Pennsylvania

Contract: 8-12 weeks, starting in April

Schedule:

• Days, 12-hour shifts (36 hours per week)
• Shift assortment includes 8s, 10s, and 12s
• Every other weekend, or whatever fits the nurse's schedule
• Block scheduling available for traveling nurses

Unit: 33-bed med-surg floor with 16 tele (telemetry) monitors

Patient Mix:

• Orthopedic: total knee and total hip
• Bariatric: gastric sleeve and gastrectomy
• CHF, COPD, TIAs
• Cardiac cath patients requiring intervention

Staffing:

• Target ratio of 6:1
• A CCU nurse on each shift reads monitor strips, and the supervisor can also read them

Required Qualifications:

• BLS certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• ACLS (preferred but not required)

Other Details:

• No scrub color preference; scrubs are not provided