Med Surg RN
Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton Medical Center

MedSurg - Level 8 - 23 RN

Location

• Weirton, West Virginia

Assignment Details

• 13-week contract
• 48 beds
• 12-hour day shifts
• 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation
• Floating and shift-pull rotation to other MS, MS-Tele, or IMC for lower-acuity patients
• 1 day of educator/computer system orientation and 1 day with a preceptor

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS certification
• 1 year of experience
• Must submit a copy of an unexpired driver’s license
• Licensing hits must be disclosed at time of submission

Preferred / Accepted

• First-time travelers accepted
• Can take PCT class to become PCT, or have CNA

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:5-7 on days, 1:6-8 on nights
• CNA/PCT ratio averages 1:10-12, but may be higher
• Common patient types include pneumonia, UTI, AMS, GI bleed, alcohol withdrawal, and falls/weakness
• RN titration of drips is allowed with exceptions; no cardiac drip titration
• Common titratable or set-rate drips include heparin, bumex, and lasix
• Charge nurse coverage: 2 on day shift; charge nurse takes an assignment. At night, if only 1 charge nurse is scheduled, they do not take an assignment
• Respiratory therapy administers breathing treatments, inhalers, ABGs, and manages BiPAP, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen
• Nurses are not expected to read or interpret telemetry strips
• No call or standby requirement

Duties

• CNA/PCT duties include vitals, BGM, EKGs, applying heart monitors, bathing, feeding, toileting, turning, and positioning

Dress Code

• RN: navy blue
• PCT: ceil blue
• Secretaries: black and pink