Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown
Parkersburg, WV
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
Department: Inpatient Float Pool
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: 12-Hour Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours/week
Weekend: Every other weekend
Holidays: As needed
 

Requirements

• Minimum experience: Not specified.
• Med/Surg background required.
• Step-down experience preferred.
• Active RN license required to submit.
• BLS (AHA) required.
• ACLS (AHA) required.
• BSN not required.
• Previous travel experience: Not specified.
• Driver's License with current permanent address MUST be included with submission.

Float Pool Details

RNs float to all inpatient units based on competency:

• ICU
• Step-down
• Medical/Surgical

Patient Ratios:

• Med/Surg: 1:6
• Step-down: 1:4–5
• ICU: 1:2–3

Clinical Skills & Responsibilities

• Med/Surg nursing experience.
• Cardiac patient care.
• Orthopedic and neurological patient care.
• Medical and surgical patient management.
• Telemetry monitoring.
• Reading cardiac strips where applicable.
• Titrating drips in Step-down units.

Common Drips:
Heparin, Cardizem, Nitro, Cardene, Insulin, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Activase, Esmolol, Lidocaine, Labetalol, Primacor, Procainamide, Aggrastat, and Verapamil.

Equipment & Monitoring

• CPAP/BiPAP available across units.
• Ventilators in ICU.
• Chronic trach/vent patients may be in Step-down.
• Monitor technicians available.
• CVU nurses read their own strips.

Schedule & Facility Details

• 12-hour day shifts: 7 AM–7:30 PM.
• 3 shifts per week.
• 48 guaranteed hours per week.
• Every other weekend.
• Holidays if needed.
• No call requirement.
• Standby may be required if census is low.
• Daily assignments provided through the staffing office.
• Orientation: 3–4 shifts.
• Scrub Color: Royal Blue.
• EMR: EPIC.