RN – Step-Down

Specialty: Step-Down
Facility: WVU JW Ruby Memorial Hospital
State License: WV
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights Weekend Nights – Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: StepdownFacility: WVU JW Ruby Memorial HospitalState License: WVCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights Weekend Nights – Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, MondayGuaranteed 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 deniedUnit”7 EAST – Trauma & General Surgery Inpatient Unit. Also a Nationally recognized Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center (This unit is Stepdown & Floor)”# of beds30-33 Total Beds (12-15 Floor, 18 Stepdown)Ratios1:6 for Floor patients, 1:3 for Stepdown patientsRequired CertificationsBLS is requiredCommon diagnoses/Types of patientsMulti-trauma, TBI, Fractures, General Surgery (choles, ostomies, etc.); Bariatric Surgery Other typical Med-Surg as neededExperience or ‘Must have’ skillsMust have experience with complex wound care, drains, devices, traumatic injuries, Chest tubes, respiratory support, TBI’s, complex spinal cord injuries, as well as other medical & surgical conditions.Are RNs required to titrate drips?Unknown Common titratable &/or set rate drips”Floor – Heparin, PCA’sStepdown – Insulin, Cardizem, etc. (non-pressers)”Charge Nurse/House SupervisorBudgeted Free Charge Nurse 24/7 – House Supervisor availableAre there nurse aids on this unit/RatiosCalled ‘Clinical Associates’ will have 4 when fully staffedRT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc.)RT available 24/7 – They do have stable/chronic vents onlyIs there tele on this unit? Monitor techs? RNs read strips?Yes – they do have monitor techs who will read/run, & monitor; however, the RN must be able to validate, so they will need to be able to read strips.Shifts & Scheduling7a-7:30p; 7p-7:30aWeekend RequirementEOW or 2 weekends per 4-week scheduleHoliday RequirementYes – will work into the perm staff holiday schedule as neededIs there a call or standby requirement?UnknownFloating RequirementFloating to like units is required (floor/stepdown)Scrub Color/Dress codeRoyal BlueUnit/Department specific orientationPlease confirmAdditional Notes”33-bed Trauma and General Surgery inpatient unit. We are a high-impact, fast-paced nursing unit that works with challenging patient-care issues allowing nurses to practice at the top of their scope and abilities. On 7 East we encounter a variety of patient conditions and care modalities. We see complex wound care with a variety of drains and devices, traumatic injuries, including chest-wall injuries requiring chest-tubes and respiratory support, traumatic brain injuries presenting their own complex challenges, and complex spinal cord injuries as well as other medical and surgical conditions that our patients experience. 7 East nurses work collaboratively with care management, surgical and medical services, rehabilitation services and perioperative services.7 East is also a nationally-recognized Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center, working with patients undergoing Bariatric weight-loss surgeries and experiencing the renewal that can provide those patients. 7 East has both step-down and floor patients allowing nurses to experience two levels of care, the breadth and time-management of the floor, and the depth and critical thinking of the step-down. We maintain a ratio of 1:6 for the floor and 1:3 for the Step-down.” Cancellation Policy:2 shifts per 13 week contract Charting System:EPIC BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes, willing to wait Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Weekend Nights – Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, Monday Required Certifications:BLS Certification