Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Trauma & General Surgery Stepdown/Floor position requiring telemetry strip reading and complex wound care experience, working night shifts on weekends.

Details

• Work in a 30–33 bed Trauma & General Surgery inpatient unit that includes both stepdown and floor-level care
• Unit is also a nationally recognized Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center
• Patient population includes multi-trauma, TBI, fractures, complex spinal cord injuries, chest-wall injuries, general surgery (cholecystectomies, ostomies, etc.), bariatric surgery, and general med-surg patients
• Stepdown patient ratio is 1:3; floor patient ratio is 1:6
• Common drips include heparin and PCAs on the floor; insulin, Cardizem, and other non-pressors on the stepdown
• Unit has telemetry with monitor techs who read and run strips; RNs must be able to validate and read strips independently
• Stable/chronic ventilator patients present on the unit; respiratory therapy is available 24/7
• EMR is Epic
• 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Weekend nights required: Friday/Saturday/Sunday or Saturday/Sunday/Monday, every other weekend or 2 weekends per 4-week schedule
• Floating to like units (floor and stepdown) is required
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WV or Compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Experience with complex wound care, drains, devices, chest tubes, respiratory support, TBIs, complex spinal cord injuries, and traumatic injuries required
• Ability to read and validate telemetry strips required
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• Driver's license with an address more than 50 miles from the facility required
• Two references required for consideration: one supervisor reference and one peer or additional supervisor reference (if permanent employment within the last 12 months, one supervisor reference must be from that facility)
• Current skills checklist (within the past year) required for consideration
• Copies of certifications and driver's license required for consideration
• COVID vaccination required (Moderna, Pfizer, or J&J); medical or religious exemptions may be requested

Additional Information

• High-acuity, fast-paced unit where nurses practice at the top of their scope across two levels of care — floor and stepdown
• Collaborative team environment working alongside care management, surgical and medical services, rehabilitation, and perioperative services
• Staffing support includes a budgeted free charge nurse available 24/7, a house supervisor, and Clinical Associates (nurse aides) when fully staffed
• Holiday coverage is integrated into the permanent staff holiday schedule as needed
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before applying
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one cumulative year; a 2-year break is required after reaching that threshold
• Work history covering 7 years (or from graduation, whichever is less) with no gaps greater than 30 days is required for consideration; each entry should note hospital size, unit size, trauma level, and whether it is a teaching facility