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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 3
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Stepdown (8SE) position at an acute care hospital in West Virginia, requiring strong MedSurg Stepdown experience and the ability to titrate drips and read telemetry strips.
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32-bed Stepdown unit within an acute care hospital setting
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Patient population consists of post-surgical thoracic and general medicine patients
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Patient ratios are 1:3 for stepdown assignments and 1:4 for combo assignments (mix of stepdown and floor patients)
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RNs are required to interpret and chart patient rhythms with assessments every 4 hours, or more frequently during medication titration
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Centralized telemetry interprets and places EKG strips into patient charts; each unit has a centralized monitor at the nurses station and monitors in patient rooms
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Titratable drips include Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, Esmolol, Heparin, and Lasix (no vasopressors); titration is performed per MD-ordered parameters
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BiPAP and trach patients are present on the unit; no ventilators
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3–4 CNAs on shift provide nursing assistant support; 1 Charge Nurse and 3 House Supervisors are in-house
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12-hour night shifts
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3 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule (Saturday, Sunday, Saturday rotation)
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Holiday coverage required as scheduled
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No call or standby requirements
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Floating is rare
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EMR: Epic
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Active WV or Compact RN license required
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
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Strong MedSurg Stepdown experience required
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Ability to titrate drips and interpret telemetry strips required
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
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BSN not required
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Epic EMR experience (used on unit)
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Valid driver's license required for consideration; address must reflect residence more than 50 miles from the facility
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COVID vaccination required; medical or religious exemption requests must be submitted for approval
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3-shift unit orientation provided
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Royal blue scrubs required
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Candidates who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before being considered
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Candidates may not work within the WVU system for longer than one cumulative year before taking a 2-year break
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Submission requires a driver's license, copies of certifications, a skills checklist completed within the past year, and two references (one supervisor, one peer or additional supervisor)
