Stepdown Med Surg RN
Morgantown, West Virginia
Ruby Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse

Location

• Morgantown, West Virginia

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• Night shift
• 12-hour shifts
• Weekend position
• Weekend nights: Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, Monday

Unit Overview

• Stepdown/MedSurg unit
• 29-bed unit currently under construction; all beds will be stepdown equipped in first quarter 2026
• Flexible unit serving both med-surg and stepdown patients
• Primarily medical patient population

Patient Care

• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 3:1 for stepdown, 6:1 for floor patients
• RNs are expected to titrate drips per orders
• Common drips include heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, antiarrhythmics, phenobarbital, ketamine, morphine/dilaudid/fentanyl PCAs, and TPN
• Will care for CPAP, BiPAP, high-flow, and ventilated patients on stepdown; ventilator setting changes are handled in ICU

Required Qualifications

• Active BLS certification from AHA
• Epic experience
• Ability to manage either 6 med-surg patients or 3 stepdown patients
• New and experienced nurses are both considered

Support and Workflow

• Charge RNs and house supervisors are available 24/7
• Nurse aides are available, with a goal of 3 clinical associates on the unit
• RNs are not expected to read their own telemetry strips
• Remote telemetry surveillance and central monitoring are available on the unit

Scheduling and Work Expectations

• Block scheduling is not guaranteed
• Expect to work about half of recognized holidays
• No call or standby requirement
• First to float or be pulled to other floor/stepdown units

Dress Code

• Royal blue and white scrubs in any combination