Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling Hospital

Registered Nurse (RN) - 6N Overflow Unit

Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week

Unit & Patient Information

• Unit size: 30 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: Typically 1:6, may increase to 1:7 (RN must be comfortable with this)
• Common patient diagnoses: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cellulitis, rule outs (R/O), cholecystitis, appendicitis, pneumonia, urosepsis, acute kidney injury (AKI)
• Telemetry: Yes, monitored remotely by monitor technicians
• Respiratory equipment: No ventilators; intermittent BiPAP available
• Charge nurse: One charge RN on the floor with assignment
• Nurse aides: Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) available on the unit

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license for West Virginia
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

• RNs are required to titrate drips, including heparin based on aPTT results
• Floating: May be required based on census; external travelers are first to float
• Weekend and holiday shifts: Scheduled as needed, typically about half of the weekends
• No standby or on-call requirement

Additional Information

• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Scheduling system transitioning to Qgenda
• Must comply with a 50-mile radius rule for candidate submissions
• Candidates must provide a copy of an unexpired driver’s license at submission
• Any licensing issues must be disclosed at time of submission