PCU / Stepdown

Trauma & General Surgery RN — Stepdown/Med-Surg | Morgantown, WV

This is a 13-week travel contract on a high-acuity Trauma and General Surgery inpatient unit that encompasses both step-down and floor-level care. The unit manages a diverse surgical and trauma population, including multi-trauma, traumatic brain injuries, complex spinal cord injuries, chest-wall injuries requiring chest tubes and respiratory support, and patients undergoing bariatric weight-loss surgery at a nationally recognized Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Center.

Shift & Schedule

• 12-hour nights: Friday/Saturday/Sunday or Saturday/Sunday/Monday
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend, or 2 weekends per 4-week schedule
• Holidays integrated with permanent staff schedule
• Floating to similar floor/step-down units is required

Clinical Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of level 1 trauma RN experience required
• Proficiency with complex wound care, drains, and wound devices
• Experience with chest tubes, respiratory support, and ventilator-dependent patients
• Comfortable managing TBIs and complex spinal cord injury patients
• Ability to read and validate cardiac monitor strips
• Step-down drip experience (insulin, Cardizem, non-vasopressors); floor-level drips include heparin and PCAs
• BLS required

Additional Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks (91 weeks total commitment noted)
• Cancellation policy: 2 shifts per 13-week contract
• Scrub color: Royal Blue
• Charge nurse coverage 24/7; clinical associates support staffing
• Monitor techs available; RN validation of strips required
• Respiratory therapy available around the clock