Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital

ED Holding Unit RN

Overview

• Location: Charleston, West Virginia
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Unit: ED Holding (ER Holding)
• Float: Will float to ED if needed
• Radius rule: Assignments 75-99 miles away can be sent for facility approval
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level IV Trauma Center, major teaching hospital (member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems), 838 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Royal Blue/White (RN)
• Parking: Free for travelers
• Charting: SBAR and EMR (Cerner)
• First-time travelers: Accepted if they have appropriate experience

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours, 19:00-07:00 (3x12 nights, weekdays, every other weekend)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 or 48 per week, at the RN's choice
• Start dates: Orientation held every other Thursday
• Call: No call requirements
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Patient ratio: 5:1
• Patient population: Adults/Geriatrics

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in West Virginia
• 1 year of Emergency Department (ED) experience, with ED experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Cardiac patients
• Valid driver's license
• Experience accessing ports
• Experience with blood product administration
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with heparin protocols
• Experience managing cardiac drips without titration
• Experience with external CPAP/BiPAP
• Experience with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• Experience with non-invasive airway management
• Experience with Cerner

Preferred

• MS/Tele, telemetry, and ER holding experience
• Tracheostomy management

Competencies and Training

• Pass/fail testing: Required for nursing candidates. Two attempts per exam. Exams include EKG, medication calculation, and blood administration.
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Required (up to 3 attempts)
• Competency exam: Required. Clinical Decisions unit must complete the MS/Tele exam.
• Color blindness test (online): Required before start
• Annual specialty skills checklist: Required. Clinical Decisions unit requires the MS/Tele skills checklist.
• Facility inservice modules: Complete about 4 hours of modules one week before start and submit proof of completion

Health and Background Requirements

• TB: Negative TB test within 3 months of start (QuantiFERON or TSpot preferred), plus annual TB questionnaire
• Physical: Within 1 year of start, updated annually, signed by a physician, DO, MD, NP, or PA
• Drug screen: Within 30 days of start and annually
• Background check: 7-year criminal background check within 30 days of start, with a new check required after a break in service of 30 days or more
• Sanction checks: SAM and OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Sex offender search: Within 30 days of start, updated annually
• Fit testing: Annual. Accepted masks are 3M N95 1860 (Small or Regular) and Aura 9205 only.

Submission Documents

• Valid driver's license (candidate will not be considered without it)
• Social Security card (must be legible; may clear pending with I-9 and E-Verify complete and proof of request on file)
• Nursys verification within 30 days of start
• State license primary source verification within 30 days of start
• Two manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years (charge nurse references must state they supervised the candidate directly)
• Candidate profile (work history) and specialty skills checklist in one PDF

Other Details

• Perm employees cannot return as travelers for 2 years after their last day worked as perm.
• Exemption requests must be submitted on the facility form and approved before start. Candidates cannot start with exemptions pending.