Stepdown RN
Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton Medical Center

Registered Nurse — Stepdown/Progressive Care

Location

• Weirton, West Virginia

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• Day shift
• 12-hour shifts
• Every other weekend
• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Comfortable with cardiac monitoring and cardiac drips
• Ability to titrate drips
• Unexpired driver’s license must be submitted with the application
• Licensing hits must be disclosed at time of submission

Unit Details

• 30-bed unit
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-6 depending on acuity
• Common patient types include cardiac patients, post-pneumonia, post-cath lab, seizures, ETOH/CIWA, and pacemakers

Responsibilities

• Titrate cardiac drips
• Troubleshoot respiratory equipment as needed
• Read, print, measure, and identify telemetry rhythms
• Provide basic patient care support such as ADLs, vitals, bathing, toileting, feeding, repositioning, call light response, and blood sugar checks

Support on the Unit

• Charge nurse present each shift
• Nurse aides/patient care techs available
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7
• Monitor tech available 24/7
• Primary attending available during the day; night coverage available for the hospital

Floating

• Travelers float to any inpatient unit and are first to float

Orientation

• 2 days of general orientation
• 1 day with a preceptor

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs