Step Down RN
Boone, North Carolina
Watauga Medical Center
$2,006-2,164/weekTriage Staffing will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
Step Down RN Travel Contract
Overview
- Location: Boone, North Carolina
- Employment type: Travel/Contract
- Shift: Night, 3x12s, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
- Weekly hours: 36
- Contract length: 13 weeks
Schedule and unit details
- Up to 2 weekends per month
- Floating required to MedSurg based on patient volume
- Holidays required
- Block scheduling may be considered if requested upfront, but is not guaranteed
- Patient ratio: 5:1, with a goal of 4:1
- Average census: 20–24 in a 24-bed unit
- Pediatric patients are occasional; candidate must be comfortable caring for them when needed
Required qualifications
- Valid RN license in North Carolina
- Stepdown experience: 2 years, with experience within the last year
- 2 or more years of total travel experience
- Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
- BLS issued by American Heart Association
- ACLS issued by American Heart Association
- NIHSS
- Driver's License
- Telemetry experience
- Experience with Epic
Compliance and onboarding
- Must include a current NURSYS report
- All requested time off must be submitted with the profile
- Driver’s license required for address verification prior to offer
- Candidates residing within 40 miles of the facility are not eligible
- Navy or white scrubs only
Additional notes
- Local housing/lodging is not mentioned in the source
Facility
Watauga Medical Center
3 nurses recommend working with Watauga Medical Center
- Short Term Acute Care
- 94 beds
Boone, NC
About
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Boone, North Carolina, is famous for its Appalachian culture and Bluegrass music. Its location at the base of Grandfather Mountain and Beech Mountain makes Boone a trendy year-round destination for outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, skiing and snowboarding. Boone is also home to Tweetsie Railroad, a historic steam train that runs through the mountains and the Linville Caverns cave system. Boone boasts low crime rates, beautiful scenery and Appalachian State University’s highly-rated educational opportunities. The city offers a surprising variety of food and brew options for a mountain town, including Stick Boy Bread Company, Lost Province Brewing Co., Booneshine Brewing Company, Hattie B's Hot Chicken and Inkberry Books & Coffeehouse.
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