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Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2120 per week.

Trusted Health
14 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Wheeling, WV, United States

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Allscripts/Eclipsys is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a West Virginia license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 24 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as a traveler at a facility in this program in the last 24 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Artificial nails are not allowed for any travelers. Failure to adhere could result in being sent home and/or terminated if policy is not followed.

If candidate worked a perm facility in the last 12 months, 1 reference must be from perm facility.

Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: cumulative experience applies for previous travelers.

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Peritoneal dialysis experience highly preferred.

Special Requests: Up to 6 requests off may be submitted per 6-week schedule.

Unit Details: Patient ratios are mostly 1:7 for both day and night shift. Charge nurse takes a full patient assignment; a clinical assistant is available 40 hours/week, with half the time on the floor taking patients and half in the office. Usually 4-6 CNAs per shift; CNA ratios are 1:10-12. Remote telemetry as needed, monitored on a different unit. RNs are not required to read strips, but may do so if experienced. Drips include heparin, very rare non-continuous Lasix, PCA with MSO4, and occasional Ativan gtt; no cardiac gtts or insulin. Respiratory support includes intermittent BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow. Hospitalist in-house 24/7; intensivist in the ICU 24/7; residents in-house 24/7. IV team and PICC team are in-house 24/7; RNs assess IV sites but do not start their own IVs on this unit. RT is in-house 24/7. Pharmacy is in-house 24/7 with Pyxis. Common patients include ortho post-ops, basic neuro post-ops (laminectomies, discectomies, spinal fusions), other general post-ops (gallbladders, mastectomies, sleeve gastrectomies), infections, and medical diagnoses including COPD, CP, pneumonia, and cellulitis. Hemodialysis is on this floor. Patients being tested for COVID usually remain on this unit unless results will take longer, then they transfer to the COVID unit.

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend (3 weekends out of a 6-week schedule). For nights, weekends are Fri/Sat. Work into the holiday rotation schedule. Schedules are made out for 6 weeks at a time.

Floating Requirements: Float to other Med Surg and Med Surg/Oncology units as needed. Could possibly float to IMC but would be assigned Med Surg overflow only; no gtts.

13 days maximum time off

1 Charge/Lead/Supervisor reference required from within the last 2 years

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: WV
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: 1/6-7
  • Shift Type: Night
  • Contract Date: 2026-09-19
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3