Travel
PCU / Stepdown
Charleston, WV
Trauma Stepdown RN – Night Shift
The Opportunity
The facility's trauma stepdown unit is seeking an experienced RN for night shifts. You'll provide care to multi-system trauma and post-surgical patients in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. This intermediate care setting blends medical/surgical nursing with step-down monitoring, offering clinical variety and professional growth.
Shift & Schedule
- 4x12 nights (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
- Every other weekend required
- 13-week contract
- Orientation held every other Thursday
- Flexible blocked schedule requests accommodated
Unit Details
- Patient populations: trauma, multi-system injuries, post-surgical
- Procedures & equipment: chest tubes, wound vacs, tracheostomies, feeding tubes, arterial lines, epidurals, critical drips (amiodarone, cardizem, precedex, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, nitro)
- Interdisciplinary support: IV team, respiratory, PT, pharmacy, social work, unit secretaries
- Float within scope to meet facility needs
Requirements
- 2+ years RN experience; 1+ year in specialty (PCU, IMC, trauma, or SDU)
- West Virginia or Compact RN license required (pending accepted)
- BLS, ACLS, CPI, fit test, TNCC preferred
- Skills: IV starts, ventilator management, telemetry, conscious sedation, trauma experience
- First-time travelers accepted if ICU/trauma background
Additional Information
- Free parking
- Flu vaccine required during flu season (Oct. 1 – Mar. 31); medical exemptions only
- COVID vaccine not required
- 100-mile radius rule; 75–99 miles considered case-by-case
- 36-hour guarantee