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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro Stepdown & EMU night shift position requiring 2+ years of strong neuro experience and current NIHSS certification.

Details

• Acute care setting on a 31-bed Neuro Stepdown and Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), with 25 stepdown beds and 6 EMU beds
• Cares for higher acuity neuroscience patients including strokes, seizures, craniotomies, and EMU patients
• Patient ratios are 1:3 for stepdown and 1:5-6 for EMU floor patients
• Uses Epic EMR
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00pm-7:30am, with 3 shifts in a row possible but not guaranteed
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 2 weekend shifts per schedule
• Holiday rotation required
• Possible floating to 7E, 7W, 7NE, or 10W
• 24/7 charge nurse coverage on the unit
• Telemetry is present on the unit but RNs are not required to read strips
• RT available 24/7 to manage floor vents; RN vent experience not required
• Nurse aides available at a 1:8-9 ratio, 4 per shift

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required in hand at time of submission
• ACLS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Strong overall neuroscience nursing experience required
• History of caring for stroke patients and implementing NIH Stroke Scale required
• Stepdown-qualified experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• BSN not required for this position
• Fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer or 1 dose of J&J), with medical or religious exemption forms available if needed

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care within the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Inpatient Stepdown Unit
• EVD experience preferred, though these patients are typically managed by perm staff
• Patients within 24 hours post-TPA are managed by perm staff only
• Titration of drips (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, dopamine, Nipride, Ketamine, Lasix, Bumex, Insulin) is done only per physician order in this stepdown setting
• Royal blue scrub color required
• Unit-specific orientation consists of 2 shifts on the unit
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius from the facility to be eligible, as no local travelers are accepted
• Previous perm employees must have a 2-year break before reapplying
• Previous travelers who worked a full year at this facility or elsewhere within WVU Medicine must take a 2-year break before returning
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than a cumulative year without taking a 2-year break
• Candidates can only be submitted to one WVU facility at a time
• Cancellation policy allows for 2 shifts per 13-week contract