Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

American Traveler

Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States

Position ID: P-770221

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,743.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Float Pool position requiring a PA or compact license and at least 2 years of acute care experience.

Details

Acute care hospital setting within a Float Pool that rotates between Med/Surg, Stepdown, IRU (Rehab), and ED holding units.

Med/Surg units care for post-surgical, orthopedic, pneumonia, dialysis, palliative, hospice, end-of-life, and low-volume chemo patients, with possible concurrent assignment of clean and COVID-positive patients.

Stepdown unit cares for heavy cardiac patients including dysrhythmias, CVAs, and downgrades from the ICU.

Patient ratios are 1:6-7 on Med/Surg units and 1:4-5 on Stepdown (1:6 if Med/Surg acuity applies).

Uses EPIC EMR, with Stepdown unit transitioning from Cerner to EPIC.

Night shift schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week (7p-7:30a) with rotating weekends and holidays.

Weekend requirements include every other weekend, with additional Friday shift requirements on Med/Surg and Friday/Saturday/Sunday on Stepdown nights.

Floating limited to other Med/Surg units for Med/Surg staff, and to ICU as helping hands for Stepdown staff.

Stepdown unit serves as the hospital's central tele monitoring station, requiring RNs to read and interpret cardiac strips.

Must be able to titrate cardiac drips such as Cardizem, Nitro, Dopamine, and Dobutamine on Stepdown, with Heparin and comfort measure drips on Med/Surg.

Manages ventilated patients on Bipap, CPAP, and High Flow per Respiratory Therapy guidance.

In-house Hospitalist coverage 24/7 and Intensivist coverage in the ICU.

Requirements

Active RN license - PA or compact license required.

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required.

Current certifications: BLS required for all units, with ACLS and NIHSS additionally required for Stepdown.

EPIC EMR experience preferred due to ongoing system transition.

Must be comfortable managing both clean and COVID-positive patient assignments simultaneously when applicable.

Additional Information

Floor-specific orientation consists of 1 shift with a preceptor for Med/Surg units and 2 shifts with a preceptor for Stepdown.

Scrub color requirement is navy blue, including jackets if worn.

Holiday coverage required according to the permanent staff holiday rotation schedule.

Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility (100 miles for Princeton Community Hospital) as local travelers are not accepted.

Previous WVU Medicine travelers must have completed a 2-year break before reapplying, and cumulative traveler assignments within WVU cannot exceed one year before requiring a break.

Former permanent staff at Princeton Community, Potomac Valley, and Garrett Regional are not eligible to return as travelers.

All candidates are required to interview directly with the unit manager.

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12