ED Emergency Department RN
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Berkeley Medical Center

RN (Registered Nurse) - ER

Location: Martinsburg, West Virginia Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week)

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license (for this RN role)
• BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, and TNCC certifications
• Previous travel experience
• 2 years of previous ER experience in a similar size and volume ER
• COVID-19 vaccination required. Medical or religious exemptions are possible but must be submitted as early as possible because they require council approval.

Preferred Qualifications

• CEN, TCRN, or CPEN certification

Submission Requirements

• Candidates can submit to only 1 position at a time across the health system.
• Only 2 candidates may be submitted per opening. If the position is at maximum, the submission is held until a spot opens.
• Travel teams must be submitted together in one email. Duo submittals are not accepted.
• 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.
• Any background hits must be disclosed at time of submission.
• Submissions must include an unexpired copy of the candidate's driver's license.

Unit and Assignment Details

• Unit: ER (40 beds, including 2 Trauma Bays, 7 RME rooms, and 2 Psych/Seclusion rooms)
• Fast track: RME (Rapid Medical Exam), 7 beds, open 11 am to 11 pm (or 1 am). Staffed with a PA or ED physician plus an LPN or RN. Travelers are allowed in RME (typical levels 3-5).
• Psych/Seclusion: 2 rooms. Door locks are on the exterior side.
• Volume: About 120 patients per day (pre-COVID average was closer to 150)
• Ratio: 1:4 for RNs
• Charge nurse: Free charge nurse 24/7, who will take patients if unit needs require it
• Floating: No floating. Float pool nurses ideally would come to the ER for boarders.
• Floor orientation: 1 to 2 12-hour shifts, depending on experience
• Scheduling: Shifts are Days (7 am, 11 am, 3 pm, or 7 pm) and Nights. Nights are usually a blocked schedule. Weeks run Sunday to Saturday. Schedules are set in 4-week blocks, typically at least 2 weeks in advance. Block scheduling is allowed if it is in the contract.
• Weekends: Every other weekend. Nights work Friday and Saturday; days work Saturday and Sunday.
• Holidays: Travelers are expected to work holidays as needed.
• Scrubs and appearance: Navy blue scrubs with a navy or white jacket and a white or navy undershirt. Hair must be a natural color. No pink or blue. Distasteful tattoos must be covered.
• Common patients: Motor vehicle collisions and Level I trauma-caliber patients (stabilized and transferred), STEMI and stroke center (Cath Lab and IR; stroke patients are transferred out), overdoses, behavioral health (pediatric and adolescent patients may stay for days until placed), and COVID winding down.
• Transport: Helipad available for transport out, or ground transport, depending on season and weather.

Support Services and Systems

• EMR: Epic
• Lab draws: Nurses and PCTs
• IV team: None
• RT: In-house 24/7
• Pharmacy: In-house 24/7 (Omnicell)
• Ventilators: Servo U, Hamilton G5, Hamilton T1 transport vent, Philips Respironics V60 BiPAP, and high-flow heated combo (AirVo and MaxTech)
• Tele/Monitor techs: Philips hard-wired monitoring with in-room and central station. No monitor tech.
• ED providers: 2 providers and 2 mid-levels at peak times (PAs only, no NPs)
• ED techs: Ratio 1:8 to 10, depending on staffing and assignment. Most have an EMS background, but it is not required.