Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Charleston, WV
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

4W Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN

-Orientation held every other week on Thursday

-Ratios: 1:5. In instances where there might have a call in or staff member leave sick, then it can go to 6/7 to 1. When it is 6/7 to 1, the RN would have 5 of their own patients and back on 1 or 2 of an LPN’s patients.

-Years of experience REQ: 2 Years RN Experience; 1 Year In-Specialty Experience

-First-timers accepted: Yes - if experience requirements met

-Weekend REQ: Every other weekend required

-Certs REQ: BLS/BCLS; ACLS

-Can be floated within scope if needed

-Open to accommodating block schedule: Discuss with manager in interview

-100mi. Radius Rule (75-99mi. can be sent for facility approval)

-WV/Compact RN License required - can submit with pending RN license

-36hrs guaranteed ?

-RTO Restrictions: none - just discuss with manager during interview

-Special Requirements: 39 Beds. Cardiac - Acute MI unstable angina CHF unstable arrhythmias and cardiac disorders. CVA surgical patients. Observation unit with high turnaround 36 hours or less. Half inpatient half observation on average. Adult and Geriatric patient populations. Cardioversion TEE thoracentesis bone marrow biopsy chest tube insertion central line insertion paracentesis experience preferred but not required. Post Cardiac Cath Post Angiogram PTCA experience required. Required drips are heparin cardizem amiodarone dobutamine dopamine nitro. Must have a working proficiency.

Submission Requirements:

-Perm employees cannot return to CAMC as a traveler for 2 Years after last day worked perm

-Flu Shot: Please DO NOT SEND ANYONE WHO REFUSES FLU SHOT WITHOUT MEDICAL PROOF. CAMC requires all personnel take flu vaccine unless they have allergy documented by an allergist or physician record. CAMC FLU SEASON IS OCTOBER 1st - MARCH 31st. NOT REQUIRED OUTSIDE OF THAT WINDOW.

-Covid Vaccine NOT required

-ONE PDF MUST CONTAIN: Candidate profile (work history), Specialty specific skills checklist, Min. 2 Mgr/Charge References (within past 2yrs.), RN Lic. verification (NURSYs pulled within 2 days of sub date – clean lic. required – hits submitted for case-by-case basis approval), Driver's License, SSN.

Hospital Highlights

Hospital Type: Short Term Acute Care

Type of Facility: Level IV Trauma Center, Major teaching hospital; member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH)

Total Staffed Beds: 838

Scrub Color: Royal Blue/White (RN)

Charting: Cerner

Parking Cost: free for travelers

REQ ID: 30137, 30217