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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Nights RN for a Stepdown unit requiring strong MedSurg Stepdown experience, drip titration skills, and telemetry strip interpretation.

Details

• Work in the 8 Southeast Stepdown unit of an acute care hospital with 32 beds
• Care for post-surgical thoracic and medicine patients
• Patient ratios are 1:3 for stepdown assignments and 1:4 for combo assignments (2 stepdown/2 floor or 3 stepdown/1 floor patients)
• Titrate drips per MD-ordered parameters including Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, Esmolol, Heparin, and Lasix (no vasopressors)
• No ventilators on the unit, but BiPap and tracheostomy care required
• Interpret and chart patient telemetry rhythm with assessment every 4 hours or more frequently with medication titration
• Centralized telemetry monitoring available at the nurses' station with in-room monitors as well
• Unit supported by 1 Charge Nurse and 3 House Supervisors in-house, plus 3-4 CNAs per shift
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour night shifts, weekend nights (Friday-Sunday), 7p-730a
• Weekend requirement of 3 shifts in a 4-week schedule (Sat, Sun, Sat)
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating is very rare

Requirements

• Active RN license (West Virginia or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Strong MedSurg Stepdown experience required, including drip titration and telemetry strip reading skills
• BSN not required
• Must provide an unexpired copy of driver's license for consideration
• COVID vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions available through approval process)

Additional Information

• Provide stepdown-level nursing care to post-surgical thoracic and medicine patients
• Interpret and document telemetry rhythms as part of routine patient assessments
• Complete 3 shifts of unit-specific orientation
• Holiday coverage required if needed
• Royal blue scrub color required
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius from the facility to be eligible for the travel position
• Previous perm employees must have a 2-year break before returning as travelers
• Previous travelers who completed a full year must take a 2-year break before returning
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply