Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,200 per week

  • Martinsburg
  • Berkeley Medical Center
    Certification Details
  • BLS & ACLS are the only required certifications.
    Job Details
  • ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA)
  • Can only submit to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system
  • Drivers license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility
  • Previous perm candidates must be gone for 2 years
  • Previous travelers there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years
  • Travel teams must be submitted together in 1 email
  • We 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
  • 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.
    Job Requirements
  • Currently both floors are the same acuity level & are considered to be more Tele acuity vs. PCU/Stepdown.
  • Future plans, possibly Summer 2021, is that the 2nd floor (located on the same floor as the ICU) will become a Stepdown unit with higher acuity patients, including the addition of ativan & insulin drips, as well as titrating drips (currently only do set-rate drips).
  • The 6th floor would remain Tele acuity.
  • BLS & ACLS are the only required certifications
  • Ok with 1st time travelers
    Schedule Information
  • 1:5 for both Day & Night shift
  • Every-other-weekend. Nights is Fri/Sat; Days Sat/Sun
  • The Director tries not to schedule travelers on holidays if possible; however, this will be based off the needs of the unit. The expectation would still be that travelers could work holidays if needed.
  • 12's 7-730 for both day or night shifts
  • Use Kronos to enter schedule requests then the clinical coordinator enters & manager approves, at least 2 weeks in advance for 4 weeks at a time.
  • Will allow block scheduling if in the contract.
  • Sun - Sat
    Unit Specific Information
  • Currently, PCU/Tele consists of 2 units: 1) 2nd Floor has 20-Beds - all private rooms 2) 6th Floor has 22-Beds (some private, some semi-private).
  • Future plans for 2nd floor to become a Stepdown unit.
  • Currently, both floors are the same acuity level - more Tele acuity vs. PCU/Stepdown.
    Additional Details
  • Scrub Color: Navy blue - navy or white jacket - undershirt white or navy - hair must be natural hair color - No pink/purple/blue.
  • Distasteful tattoos must be covered.
  • Phillips Cardiac Monitors - 2 monitor techs/69 monitors
  • Unit currently has a central monitor station & hardwired in the rooms.
  • Data from the monitors, vents, etc. flows directly into EPIC.
  • Do nurses read strips? Every 4 hours & export into the patient's chart.