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Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown RN
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days
Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
Unit: Stepdown (32 beds total: 22 stepdown beds, 10 floor beds)
Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:
- Stepdown: 1:3
- Floor: 1:5 or 1:6
Dress Code: Royal blue scrubs
Orientation: Unit-specific orientation provided (includes weekend days and holidays as scheduled)

Common diagnoses: Cardiology, heart failure, cardiac surgery, medical-surgical patients
Nurse responsibilities include titrating drips such as heparin, insulin, nitroglycerin, Cardizem, nicardipine, Lasix, amiodarone, and dobutamine
Respiratory equipment used: Nasal cannula, CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, trach to vent (dedicated RT on unit)
Telemetry monitoring with Phillips equipment; tele techs monitor strips, but RNs may be involved in reading strips

Self-scheduling allowed with flexibility and block scheduling options
Weekend requirements (night shift): 3-4 Saturdays and Sundays, 2 Fridays, and 2 Mondays in a 4-week period
Weekend nightshift requires working every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Holiday coverage includes one evening and one day shift on major holidays (e.g., Black Friday or Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day)
No call or standby requirements
Floating required: travelers are first to be floated, typically 1 out of every 3 shifts to the floor

Dedicated charge nurse on shift (may take 1-3 patients depending on staffing)
Clinical associates (nurse aides) support the unit; typically 2 overnight (1:16 ratio), budgeted for 4 (1:8 ratio)

Facility

4.3rating(42 reviews)

1 nurse recommends working with Ruby Memorial Hospital

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ADDRESS1 Medical Center DriveMorgantown, WV 26506

Cost of Living

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