RN - Advanced Care Unit (Stepdown)
Parkersburg, WV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Stepdown (ACU) position requiring stepdown acuity experience, strip reading, and drip titration skills in a stroke, trauma, and vascular unit.

Details

• Work in a 30-bed Advanced Care Unit (Stepdown) with all private rooms at an acute care hospital
• Designated stroke, trauma, and vascular unit with patients including carotid surgeries, fempops, DKA, AKA, post-caths with TR bands and femoral access
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4; 3 PCTs per shift at a 1:10 ratio
• RNs are required to read, verify, and sign off on telemetry strips; monitor techs are present on the unit
• Titratable drips include Cardizem (per physician orders), insulin, and heparin
• Respiratory equipment in use includes CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen
• Sheaths are not pulled on this unit
• 12-hour day shifts (0700–1930) with self-scheduling and block scheduling available based on unit needs
• Every other weekend required; day shift weekends are Saturday/Sunday; night shift weekends are Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Charge nurse coverage 24/7; night charge nurse always carries a patient assignment
• Travelers are first to float and may float down to Med/Surg Tele or up to ICU (ACU-status patients only); may also float to CV Stepdown
• Epic EMR used in this position
• On-call requirements are very rare

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Stepdown acuity experience with stroke, trauma, and vascular patient populations required
• Ability to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips required
• Experience titrating drips required
• BSN not required
• Valid driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of day 1 with HR and clinical educator followed by shadowing, day 2 shadowing, and day 3 independent practice
• Royal blue scrubs required; scrub jackets are optional but must be an actual scrub jacket — no hoodies or sweat jackets
• Holiday coverage may be required based on unit needs
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from this WVU facility to be eligible
• Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one cumulative year without a 2-year break
• EKG testing may be required as part of the hiring process for this stepdown unit
• A 13-week contract for this position