Stepdown RN
Morgantown, West Virginia
Ruby Memorial Hospital

Stepdown RN (Nights)

Overview

• Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Unit: 8 Southeast (Stepdown), 32 beds

Required Qualifications

• BLS and ACLS certifications
• Strong Med-Surg Stepdown experience
• Ability to titrate drips and read strips
• COVID-19 vaccination. Fully vaccinated means two doses of Moderna or Pfizer, or one dose of J&J. Medical or religious exemptions require the exemption form, submitted as soon as possible because approval goes through a council.

Unit and Patient Profile

• Ratios: Stepdown assignments are 1:3. Combo assignments are 1:4 (2 stepdown and 2 floor patients, or 3 stepdown and 1 floor).
• Common diagnoses: Post-surgical thoracic and medicine patients
• Titratable and set-rate drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, Esmolol, Heparin, and Lasix (no vasopressors). Titration follows specific parameters with orders placed by the MD.
• Respiratory equipment: No ventilators. BiPAP and tracheostomy patients are present.
• Charge and support: 1 charge nurse and 3 house supervisors in-house. 3-4 CNAs per shift.
• Telemetry: RNs interpret and chart patient rhythm with their assessment every 4 hours, or more often with medication titration. Each unit has a centralized monitor at the nurses' station and monitors in patient rooms. Centralized telemetry interprets and places EKG strips into patient charts.

Schedule

• Weekends: 3 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule (Sat, Sun, Sat)
• Holidays: Travelers are required to work holidays if needed
• Call/standby: None
• Floating: Very rare
• Scrub color: Royal Blue

Orientation

• 3 shifts of unit orientation
• Weekend night shift, 7p-7a, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Submission Requirements

• Submit to only 1 position at a time.
• Candidates' driver's license address must be more than 50 miles from the facility.
• Previous permanent candidates must have been gone for 2 years.
• Previous travelers who worked there for 1 full year must have been gone for 2 years.
• Individual unit requirements listed in Pulse apply.
• Travel teams must be submitted together in one email.
• Up to 2 candidates per opening. If the position is at maximum, submissions are held until a spot opens.
• All submittals must include an unexpired copy of the candidate's driver's license.