Step Down RN
Roanoke, Virginia
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Step Down RN Travel Contract

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Roanoke, Virginia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours, 6:45 PM–7:15 AM
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Start/assignment notes: Up to 26 weeks available by request

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Virginia
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Ventilator (vent) experience required
• Experience with Epic

Schedule and Work Expectations

• May work every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week scheduling block
• Must work one holiday per 13-week contract
• May be called off 1 shift per 2 weeks
• Must float within skillset

Clinical Setting

• Stepdown surgical PCU role
• Typical patient ratio: 1:5, with staffing goal of 1:4
• Care includes cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, central/peripheral line care, respiratory support, rapid response/code activation, and isolation precautions

Unit Highlights

• Serves as a stepdown from the general surgical ICU
• Includes bariatric specialty care and backup to the trauma unit
• Remote telemetry is used, with monitors remaining on the unit
• Chronic trach patients are cared for on the unit

Compliance and Onboarding

• Driver’s license or state ID required within 48 hours of signing
• E-Verify or attestation required
• 7-year background check required
• Education verification of highest earned degree required
• 2 clinical references required
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year of start
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Fit testing required within 1 year of start and updated annually
• TB questionnaire required
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity or vaccination documentation required
• Employment application/resume required
• Skills checklist required and updated annually