Stepdown RN
Bridgeport, West Virginia
United Hospital Center

MedSurg/Tele Float Pool RN

Location: Bridgeport, West Virginia Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7p-7a) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• BLS and ACLS certification
• Must take and pass a cardiac rhythm exam
• Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Submissions must include a copy of an unexpired driver's license
• 50-mile radius rule applies

Unit and Float Scope

• Float pool RNs report to the clinical coordinator's office before shift start for unit assignment.
• RNs may float to all six units but will most likely be assigned a parent unit.
• Most frequent float units: 6N (36 beds) and 7N (29 beds)
• Other units: 4N (36 beds), 5S (36 beds), 6S (36 beds), and Critical Care (20 beds)
• Assigned patients are typically basic telemetry patients within their scope of practice.

Patient Load and Clinical Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratio is mainly 1:5-6 on days and nights, depending on acuity. Once or twice a month, a nurse may have 7 patients near the end of a shift.
• Common diagnoses: CHF, cardiac cath, chest pain, pneumonia, chronic renal disease, COPD, orthopedics, and oncology (permanent staff administer chemotherapy)
• No drip titration required. Set-rate cardiac drips are not expected of travelers.
• Respiratory equipment: RT manages CPAP and BiPap only.
• Telemetry monitors are Philips. Most units have monitor techs, but RNs must read and interpret strips.
• Each unit has a charge nurse. Day charge does not take patients; night charge does.
• All units use CNAs.

Schedule and Logistics

• Every-other-weekend requirement, Saturday and Sunday for both days and nights
• Works in the holiday rotation with permanent staff
• Weekend nights are 12-hour shifts.
• Orientation: 1-2 shifts with a preceptor
• Dress code: Royal Blue scrubs