Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry - $2,254 per week in Bridgeport, WV

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 2 years License: RN License Required Certifications: BLS & ACLS Required Must-Have: Must be able to titrate drips. RNs must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips. Description: Unit has 28 beds. Patient-to-nurse ratio is 1:5. Common diagnoses include cardiac patients, post-catheterization, acute myocardial infarction, post-operative lung surgeries, respiratory failure, and pacemaker management. Unit does not provide step-down care. Night shift charge nurse will take patients while dayshift charge nurse will not. No nurse aides will be available on night shift. On dayshift, there will be one aide for 10 patients. Respiratory therapy is managed by RT. The unit uses Philips monitors for telemetry. Weekend requirements include every other weekend. Holiday work is required as per the established rotation schedule. Floating may occur to any Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit. Shifts are scheduled for either 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.