Stepdown RN
Morgantown, WV
BHS Workforce
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Neuro Stepdown & EMU Nurse

 WVU / Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

Shift Nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM

Schedule 4 × 12-hour shifts per week

Guaranteed hours 48 hours per week

Experience Strong neuro nursing and stroke-care experience required

Requirements

• Strong neurological nursing experience, especially stroke patients.
• NIHSS certification must be in hand at submission.
• EPIC charting experience required.
• Active nursing license required; willing to wait for a license if needed.
• BSN not required.

Required certifications: BLS and NIHSS. ACLS preferred.

Unit Details

• 31 beds total: 25 neuro stepdown and 6 epilepsy monitoring beds.
• Patient ratios:
  • Neuro stepdown: 1:3.
  • Epilepsy monitoring: 1:5–6.
• Common patients: Stroke, seizures, epilepsy monitoring, craniotomy, and other complex neurological conditions.
• EVD experience preferred.
• Nurses do not need to read telemetry strips.
• Respiratory therapy available 24/7.
• Charting: EPIC.
• Scrubs: Royal blue.

Schedule & Floating

• Four 12-hour night shifts weekly.
• Every other weekend or two weekend shifts per schedule.
• Holiday rotation required.
• May float to other units: 7E, 7W, 7NE, or 10WS.
• Three consecutive shifts may be possible but are not guaranteed.
• Charge nurse available 24/7.
• Hospital may cancel up to 2 shifts per 13-week contract.
• On-call requirements are unspecified.

Important Submission Rules

• Driver's license address must be more than 50 miles from the facility.
• Only one WVU position per candidate at a time.
• Former permanent employees must be away for at least 2 years.
• Former travelers who worked there for a full year must also be away for 2 years.
• COVID vaccination required unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.

• Any nursing license issues must be disclosed.