Travel Medical-Surgical RN - $2,155 per week (Hiring Immediately)

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Wheeling, West Virginia.Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
The healthcare organization is seeking a Medical Surgical (MS) Charge Nurse at the Wheeling, West Virginia location. This role involves providing clinical leadership on a medical surgical unit, ensuring patient care standards are met, and facilitating communication among team members. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day of the assignment.

Job Details:

• Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
• Schedule: 12-hour day/night rotating shifts, weekends as scheduled, transitioning to Qgenda scheduling system, with usually half of the weekends scheduled
• Required Qualifications:
  • Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • Experience: Minimum of 2 years of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
  • Education: No Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required
  • License: Ability to submit a valid nursing license for the state of West Virginia
• Additional Information:
  • Bed capacity: 30 beds with a patient ratio of up to 1:7; RN must be comfortable with this ratio
  • Nurse aides: Yes, Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) available on the unit
  • Clinical responsibilities: Titration of heparin drips based on activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) results is not required
  • Equipment: No ventilators; intermittent Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) available, no mechanical ventilators
  • Telemetry: Monitored remotely by monitor technicians
  • Float requirement: As needed based on census; external traveler staff have priority for floating duties
  • Scrub uniform color: Navy Blue
  • Certification and licensing notes: No BSN required; License to submit not required
  • Trauma Level: Not specified
  • Division: Acute care setting

Benefits:
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1268757. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Medical Surgical Floor

You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus