Travel RN - Med/Surg

Travel RN - Med/Surg

American Traveler

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Position ID: P-781770

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Rotating

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

$2,203.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg position requiring BLS, NIHSS certification, and a WV or compact RN license.

Details

Acute care Med/Surg unit (6N Overflow) with 30 beds

Patient ratios of 1:6, up to 1:7

12-hour day/night rotating shifts with weekends as scheduled

Common diagnoses include CHF, COPD, cellulitis, R/O, chole, appendicitis, pneumonia, urosepsis, and AKI

Telemetry monitoring available, watched remotely by monitor techs

Intermittent BIPAP used; no ventilators on unit

RN responsible for titrating heparin drips based on aPTT results

One charge RN assigned per shift, with PCT support on the unit

Approximately half of total weekends required to be scheduled

Floating required as needed based on census, with external travelers floated first

No standby or on-call requirements

Uses EPIC EMR

Requirements

Active WV or compact RN license required

Minimum 2 years of RN experience required

BLS (AHA) and NIHSS certifications required

BSN not required

Unexpired driver's license copy required for consideration

Any licensing history issues must be disclosed at time of consideration

Additional Information

Transitioning to Qgenda for scheduling

Navy blue scrubs required

Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for travel rate

Travelers who previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying

Travelers are limited to a maximum of one cumulative year working within WVU facilities before requiring a 2-year break

Candidates interview directly with the unit manager

Cancellation policy allows up to 2 shifts per 13-week contract

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12