Assignment Overview Shift:

Days, 3x12hrs

Hours:

36 hrs/wk

Start Date:

Sep 21, 2026

Length:

13 weeks

Openings:

1 Description American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Stepdown/IMC unit requiring 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience and comfort with cardiac drips and monitoring. Details Acute care Stepdown/IMC unit with 30 beds Nurse to patient ratio of 1:4-6 depending on acuity Patient population includes cardiac patients, post-pneumonia, post-cath lab, seizures, ETOH/CIWA protocol patients, and pacemaker patients Cerner EMR used for charting RNs required to titrate drips including cardizem, amio, nitro, heparin, dopamine, dobutamine, and angiomax 12-hour day shifts, 7a-7p, with every other weekend required May be asked to participate in holiday rotation No call or standby requirement Travelers may float to any inpatient unit and are first in line to float Charge nurse present each shift; day shift charge typically does not take a patient assignment while night shift charge takes a lighter assignment Nurse aides/PCTs support the unit with ADLs, vitals, bathing, toileting, feeding, repositioning, call lights, and blood sugars RT staff assigned to unit 24/7 to administer breathing treatments and manage BiPAP, AIRVO, and trach equipment; RNs expected to troubleshoot as needed Monitor tech available 24/7; RNs expected to read and interpret telemetry, print strips, and identify rhythms Primary attending on-call at night with nocturnist available hospital-wide overnight Requirements Active WV or compact RN license required BLS and ACLS certification required Minimum 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience required Must be comfortable with cardiac monitoring and cardiac drips Comfortable performing telemetry strip interpretation and measurements Driver's license copy required for consideration Additional Information Provide direct patient care including monitoring, drip titration, and rhythm interpretation for stepdown-level patients 2-day general orientation plus 1 day with a preceptor Navy blue scrub color required Must reside within a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates not accepted Travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine facility must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one year without taking a 2-year break; cumulative experience applies EKG competency testing may be required depending on facility