Position Template
Facility Name: Winchester Medical Center
Unit: Float Pool (Surge)
Location Address: 1840 Amherst Street, Winchester, VA
Position Information:
• Facility Department Cost Center: (phone number removed)
Type of Services:
Float Pool
• Role (RN, Tech, LPN, PT, etc.): RN – Tele/Med Surg
Required Skills:
Must be able to float to other units and must have 2-yr of Tele MS experience. Traveler must have Cardiac experience.
*Must have previous travel experience, and NO Block Scheduling will be accommodated at this time.
- 3 days preapproved time off as long as it is not during a vacation
• Specialty: Cardiac, Float Pool, Med Surg and Tele
• Number of Openings: 3
• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
Shift Info:
- Shift Hours: 6:45a – 7:15p (Days – 3x12's)
- Weekend Requirements: Every other Weekend and Vacation
- On-Call Requirements: None
- Duration of Assignment: 13 weeks
• Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA only) NIH & VA State License or Compact
• Years of Experience: 2+ years
• Float Requirements: Yes
Unit Information:
• Number of Beds: 495
• Patient Ratios: 1:7
• Equipment: None
• EMR: EPIC* a must
Hiring Profile:
• Must Have Skills/Experience: Cardiac, Med Surg/Telemetry and Higher
• Preferred Skillset/Experience: 2-year of MS Tele experience
• Type of Patients on Unit: Acute Care
Dress Code:
• Scrub Color: Navy Blue
• Any unacceptable attire: per VH dress code policy
Facility and Units Overview
- Patient ratios are not guaranteed but average is 1:7
- 495 bed facility
- At least 30 beds per unit
- Designated a Level II Trauma Center
- 9th consecutive year earning "A” grade in Patient Safety
Contract Details
- 13 - 26 week contract
- Block scheduling can be considered at this time
- Vacation RTO
- May request one vacation off, no more than two days for vacation RTO will be considered.
- Weekend Requirement: Every other Weekend
- Will consider candidates at a 50 mile radius instead of the 65 mile radius rule
- Candidates must be well qualified with all required experience
Travel Virginia
- Winchester provides affordable, year-round entertainment for the everyone.
- Oldest Virginia city west of the Blue Ridge Mountains
- 2 hours from Washington, D.C.
- Adventure Seeker:
- Seven Bends State Park
- Explore Luray Caverns
- Visit Shenandoah National Park
- Hike Massanutten Trail
- Walk Under the National Bridge
- Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
- Eat & Drink: Shenandoah Valley Wine Trail, Brews on the Beerwerks Trail, and Three Breweries with different vibes
- Shenandoah Valley, crowned "The South's New Foodie Hotspot”
- Culture: Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, Lime Kiln Theatre, Red Wing Roots Music Festival, Waynesboro Murals, and American Shakespeare Center's Blackfriars Playhouse