Cardiac Stepdown RN
Morgantown, WV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Stepdown position at an acute care hospital in West Virginia, requiring ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications for 12-hour night shifts.

Details

• 32-bed unit comprising 22 stepdown beds and 10 floor beds in an acute care hospital setting
• Patient population includes cardiology, heart failure, cardiac surgery, and medicine/hospitalist (med-surg) cases
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:3 on stepdown and 1:5–1:6 on floor
• Clinical associates are available on the unit, typically 2 overnight (1:16 ratio) and up to 4 when fully staffed (1:8 ratio)
• RNs are required to titrate drips including heparin, insulin, nitroglycerin, Cardizem, nicardipine, Lasix, amiodarone, and dobutamine
• Respiratory support equipment includes nasal cannula, CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, and trach-to-vent; a dedicated RT is assigned to the floor
• Telemetry monitoring is handled by tele techs on adjacent units using Philips monitoring equipment
• EMR: Epic
• 12-hour night shifts; weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Weekend requirement: 3–4 weekend days (Saturday/Sunday), 2 Fridays, and 2 Mondays per 4-week scheduling period
• Self-scheduling via Kronos; block scheduling is generally permitted
• No on-call or standby requirements
• Travelers are the first to be pulled from the unit if floating is needed; rotational pull to a floor assignment approximately 1 out of every 3 shifts
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Cardiac experience strongly preferred
• Epic EMR experience beneficial
• Must disclose any license hits at the time of consideration
• Required documents for consideration: copies of all certifications and a valid driver's license
• Two references required: one supervisor reference and one peer or additional supervisor reference (e.g., charge RN)

Additional Information

• Unit is supported by a dedicated charge nurse each shift and three house supervisors in the building at all times; the charge nurse's goal is to be free of a patient assignment but may carry 1–3 patients depending on staffing
• Holiday coverage required: one of each holiday pair (Black Friday or Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, New Year's Eve or New Year's Day)
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Unit-specific orientation is provided
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible; local travelers are not accepted
• Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
• Travelers may not work within WVU Medicine for longer than one cumulative year without taking a 2-year break