Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,038 per week in Bridgeport, WV
Company: Infojini Healthcare
Location: Bridgeport
Posted on: July 13, 2025
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Job Description:
ID: 55574093 Shift: 12H Nights 12 hr nights, weekends as
scheduled Description: Unit Notes:50 mile radius rule - ALL
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF CANDIDATE'S UNEXPIRED DRIVER'S
LICENSEUnit/Department MedSurg/Tele Float Pool What units are
included in the float poolHow many beds are on your unit, suites,
labs, etc. Are they all private rooms? Anything else specific The
most frequent units they will float to are 6N (36 beds) & 7N (29
beds). Other units: 4N (36 beds), 5S (36 beds), 6S (36 beds), &
Critical Care (20 beds) RatiosWhat are your nursing ratios?Mainly
1:5-6 for both days & nights on most units (once or twice a month
could have 7 patients toward the end of the shift). Depends on
acuity of patients. Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)"What
certifications are required for your floor?Ex: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS"BLS
& ACLS are Required Common diagnoses/Types of patients"What are
common diagnosises or types of patients that you care for on your
unit or in your department? "CHF, Cardiac cath, CP, pneumonia,
chronic renal disease, COPD, Ortho, & Oncology (perm staff will
administer chemo)Experience or 'Must have' skills"Please indicate
any experience that travelers absolutely MUST have experience with
to work on your unit?Is there any experience you prefer travelers
to have, but are okay if they don't have the experience?Are you
okay with first time travelers?"All travelers must take & pass a
cardiac rhythm exam. They feel that an RN with ACLS should easily
be able to pass this.Are RNs required to titrate drips?"Do you
titrate any drips on your unit (Heparin, insulin, nitro, etc)?Does
your unit take any set rate cardiac gtts (amio, dopamine,
dobutamine, etc.)?"Will not have to titrate drips. Common
titratable &/or set rate drips"What drips do you titrate? What
drips are set rate? "Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge
nurse take an assignment?"Is there a charge nurse, lead, or
supervisor available 24/7?Do they take a patient assignment? Is
there a House Supervisor in house 24/7?"Yes - Every unit has a
charge nurse. Day charge does not take patients, Night charge does
take patientsAre there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios"Do you use
CNAs, PCT, or Techs? What are their ratios? What are their typical
job duties? Can they take blood sugars?"Yes - all units use CNAsRT
Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc)"Is RT directly available or
designated to your unit?Do you have Bipap, Cpap, or High Flow,
vents, or trachs on your unit? Are nurses expected to manage
respiratory equipment?Do RN or RTs administered respirtory
treatments (breathing treatments, inhalers, etc)?"CPAP & BiPap only
- RT managesIs there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read
strips?"Do you have telemetry on your unit or in your
department?What brand are the monitors? Do nurses have to read &
interpret strips?Do you have monitor techs? "Phillips - Most units
have monitor techs but RN's must be able to read & interpret
stripsShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block
scheduling?)"What are your shift hours? 7-7? Do you utilize self
scheduling or is it done by the manager or scheduler?Do you allow
block scheduling?How far out do you make the schedule? 4 or 6 weeks
at a time?"12 hour shifts 7a - 7p; 7p - 7a Weekend
Requirements"What is your weekend requirement? How many weekends or
weekend shifts are traverlers required to work? Every other? What
are you weekend shifts, example Days- Sat/Sun or Nights- Sat/Fri?
"Every-other-weekend. Sat/Sun for both Days/NightsHoliday
Requirements "Do you require travelers to work holidays?Do you work
them into the perm staff rotation schedule?"Work in the holiday
rotation schedule with perm staffIs there a call or standby
requirement?"If call or standby call is required, how often does it
happen? Do all staff rotate through a call schedule or sign up?"How
are units assigned? i.e. via text message, daily sheet assignments,
set schedule?"What units do staff typically float to?Are travelers
the first to float?Do you cap ratios when necessary? For example:
If an ICU RN is required to float to a lower acuity unit, are they
expected to take a full patent load or capped at a ratio of
1:4?"Float Pool RN's will report to the clinical coordinator's
office prior to shift start time for unit assignment. RN's could
float to all 6 units but will most likely be assigned a 'parent
unit' & will only be assigned very basic telemetry patients, within
their scope of practice. They must be able to read & interpret
strips but will not have to titrate drips.Scrub Color/Dress
Code"What are your dress code requirements?Do you have designated
scrub colors for different specialities? What color scrubs do RNs
wear? What color do CNAs wear? "Royal BlueUnit/Department specific
orientationHow many shifts of orientation do the travelers get on
the unit (in the department) with a preceptor?1-2 Shifts with a
preceptorAdditional NotesIs there anything unique about your unit,
facility, or area that you like to tell Cancellation Policy:2
shifts per 13 week contract Charting Systems Corporation - EpicCare
Inpatient - EMR BSN License to Trauma Level:2 Care Shift Notes:12
hr nights, weekends as scheduled Required , BLS Guaranteed Hours:
36 hours per week Contract Weeks:91
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