Travel Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have 1:6 ratio experience.
• Must have experience with complex wound care, drains, devices, traumatic injuries, chest tubes, respiratory support, traumatic brain injuries, complex spinal cord injuries, and other medical and surgical conditions.
• Must be able to read and validate telemetry strips.

Special Requests:

• Can only apply to 1 position at a time across the entire WVU system.
• Driver's license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility.
• Previous permanent employees must be gone for 2 years.
• Previous travelers who were there for 1 full year must be gone for 2 years.
• Travel teams must be submitted together.
• If candidate worked a permanent facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from the permanent facility.
• Eligibility as current/previous employee: cumulative experience applies for previous travelers.
• At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Unit Details:

• Unit includes both stepdown and floor patients.
• Patient ratios: 1:6 for floor patients, 1:3 for stepdown patients.
• Common patient population includes multi-trauma, traumatic brain injuries, fractures, general surgery cases, bariatric surgery patients, and other med-surg patients as needed.
• Common drips: Floor - Heparin, PCAs; Stepdown - Insulin, Cardizem, and other non-pressers.
• Stable/chronic vents only.
• Telemetry unit with monitor techs.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Weekend nights: Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Saturday, Sunday, Monday.
• Holidays as needed per the permanent staff holiday schedule.

Floating Requirements:

• Floating to like units is required (floor/stepdown).