Travel Trauma Stepdown RN - $2,454 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Charleston, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/29/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 29, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Stepdown/IMC RN for a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital, requiring 2 years of RN experience and WV or compact licensure.

Details

• 5S Trauma Stepdown (IMC/PCU) unit with 25 floor beds, 6 step-down beds, and 6 peds beds
• Multidisciplinary care for multi-system-injured trauma and surgical patients
• Travelers not required to care for pediatric patients; may be utilized for floor beds only
• Patient ratios: 1:5 on the floor and 1:3 in the step-down unit
• Night shift, 3x12 or 4x12 (7p-7a), including every other weekend
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• 36 or 48 hour contract options with 36 hours guaranteed
• Orientation and start dates held every other Thursday
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required (pending license accepted at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, including 1 year in-specialty experience
• BLS and ACLS certification required through AHA; CPI and fit test also required; TNCC preferred
• Skills required include IV starts, ventilator management, telemetry, Level 1 trauma experience, and conscious sedation
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• Minimum 2 manager or charge nurse references from within the past 2 years required
• First-time travelers accepted if experienced in ICU or trauma

Additional Information

• Deliver nursing care to multi-system trauma and surgical patients in a Level 1 Trauma Center and major teaching hospital
• Manager may cancel a shift once per two-week pay period if necessary
• Blocked schedule requests may be accommodated
• Holiday RTO requests limited to no more than 1 of the 3 major holidays
• Flu vaccination required during flu season (October 1 - March 31) unless medically exempt; COVID vaccine not required
• Scrub color required: royal blue/white for RNs
• Free parking provided for travelers
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility; those between 75-99 miles may be considered case-by-case at the same rate
• Former CAMC permanent employees must wait 2 years from last worked date before returning as a traveler
• Current employees of Vandalia Health System entities are not eligible for travel contracts within the system

American Traveler Job ID #P-757107. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

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