RN – Step-Down

Specialty: Step-Down
Facility: JW Ruby Memorial Hospital
State License: WV
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7P-730A
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: StepdownFacility: JW Ruby Memorial HospitalState License: WVCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7P-730AGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Submission Requirements:Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU systemDrivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facilityPrevious perm candidates must be gone for 2 yearsPrevious travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 yearsIndividual unit requirements listed in pulse apply.Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 emailWe are only permitted to submit 2 candidates per opening, if the position is at max, we will hold on to the submission if a spot opens up*ALL SUBMITTALS MUST INCLUDE A UNEXPIRED COPY OF THE CANDIDATES DRIVES LICENSE* COVID VACCINE REQUIRED: Fully vaccinated means either 2 shots of Moderna or Pfizer or 1 shot of J&J; If a traveler wants to decline based on a Medical or Religious reason, please have them fill out the appropriate Exemption Form and email it to the address on the form. These should be done ASAP as they have to go through a council to be approved or deniedUnit7 WEST (Stepdown & Floor)# of beds32 Total Beds (12 are Stepdown & 20 are ‘Floor’)Ratios”1:3 for Stepdown1:4-6 for ‘Floor’ “Required CertificationsBLSCommon diagnoses/Types of patientsTypical MedSurg population. Chest Pain, COPD, AMS, Pneumonia, UTI, Abdominal Pain, Overflow for most services, hospice (will ‘flip’ patients to GIP Hospice on 7 West)Experience or ‘Must have’ skillsUnknown Are RNs required to titrate drips?UnknownCommon titratable &/or set rate dripsYes – Drips in Stepdown, floor only gets PCAs, heparin, etc. Charge Nurse/House SupervisorThey are budgeted for a free charge nurse per unit & House Supervisor is always availableAre there nurse aids on this unit/RatiosRun with 4 if fully staffed for 32 bedsRT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc.)Per RTIs there tele on this unit? Monitor techs? RNs read strips?Yes – They have Tele. RN’s must be able to read strips in conjunction with the telemetry monitor techs that continuously monitor stripsShifts & Scheduling7a-7:30p; 7p-7:30aWeekend Requirement2 Weekends per scheduleHoliday RequirementWork into the perm staff holiday scheduleIs there a call or standby requirement?Unknown Floating RequirementCan be pulled to any floor or stepdown unitScrub Color/Dress codeRoyal BlueUnit/Department specific orientationUnknown Cancellation Policy:2 shifts per 13 week contract Charting System:EPIC BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes, willing to wait Trauma Level:1 Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7P-730A Required Certifications:BLS Certification