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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 6, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Stepdown/Med-Surg flex unit position requiring Epic proficiency and the ability to manage both step-down and floor patient ratios.
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Acute care setting on a 29-bed Stepdown/Med-Surg flex unit (10E Stepdown)
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Flex unit serving both floor and step-down patients based on census and hospital needs
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Diverse patient population with primarily medical diagnoses
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Step-down nurse-to-patient ratio of 3:1; floor ratio of 6:1; Clinical Associates (CAs) support at a goal ratio of 1:10
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RNs will have orders to titrate drips including heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, antiarrhythmics, phenobarbital, ketamine, morphine/dilaudid/fentanyl PCAs, and TPN
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Respiratory equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen on both floor and step-down; ventilators managed in step-down with ICU transfer for settings adjustments
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Remote telemetry surveillance center and central unit monitoring available; RNs are not required to read their own strips
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Philips telemetry monitoring equipment used
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EMR: Epic (experience required)
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12-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
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Every other weekend required; agency RN positions are posted as weekend positions
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No call or on-call requirement
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Travelers are first to float to other floor or step-down units
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Active WV or Compact RN license required
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BLS certification (American Heart Association)
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Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
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Epic EMR experience required
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Ability to manage a 6-patient med-surg assignment or a 3-patient step-down assignment
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Two references required for consideration: one supervisor reference (must be from most recent permanent facility if worked within the last 12 months) and one peer or additional supervisor reference (e.g., Charge RN)
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Skills checklist completed within the past year required for consideration
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Copies of certifications and driver's license required for consideration
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Charge RNs and House Supervisors are available 24/7; the goal is to staff a free charge RN, though charge may take an assignment during the unit's initial opening period
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Scrub color requirement: any combination of royal blue and white
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Approximately half of all recognized WVUH holidays are expected to be worked
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Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
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Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
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Travelers may not work within the WVU system for more than one cumulative year without a 2-year break
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Both new and experienced nurses are encouraged to apply
