TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified PCU RN in Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN
Specialty: Stepdown/Medsurg
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: 1 year
License: Required
Certifications: BLS (AHA)
Must-Have:
- Epic experience
Description:
The unit has a 29-bed capacity, currently under construction.
All beds will be step-down equipped and will open in the first quarter of 2026.
Nurse to patient ratios are 3:1 for step-down and 6:1 for the floor.
The unit serves both floor and step-down patients based on needs.
There is a diverse patient population with primarily medical diagnoses.
Candidates, both new and experienced nurses, are encouraged to apply.
Candidates must be able to manage either 6 patients for med-surg or 3 patients for step-down.
Nurses will have orders written to titrate drips such as Heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, and others.
Charge RNs and House Supervisors are available 24/7.
Charge RNs may take an assignment during initial unit operations, but the goal is to operate with a free charge RN.
There are Clinical Associates (CAs) on the unit, with a recommended ratio of 1 CA for every 10 patients.
RT equipment includes CPAP and BiPAP on both the floor and step-down units.
Higher level management of vents will be referred to the ICU.
There is a remote telemetry surveillance center for central monitoring.
RNs are not required to read their own strips, as Philips telemetry monitoring equipment is in use.
Shifts are 12 hours, with a flexible scheduling approach, though block scheduling is not guaranteed.
Weekend and holiday work is expected, with approximately half of all recognized holidays being worked.
There is no on-call or standby requirement.
RNs may be the first to float or be pulled to other floor or step-down units.
Scrub colors may include any combination of royal blue and white.
Cancellation policy applies for shifts per assignment.