Travel Medical-Surgical RN - $2,070 per week

About the Role

A Medical Surgical Floor (MS) registered nurse position is available in a healthcare facility in Weirton, West Virginia. This role involves caring for adult patients with a variety of diagnoses, including pneumonia, urinary tract infections, altered mental status, gastrointestinal bleeding, alcohol withdrawal, and falls or weakness. The position requires adaptability to rotate between day and night shifts to support operational needs.

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Weekends as scheduled
• Scheduled days off vary based on staffing needs
• Every other weekend work
• Potential holiday rotation participation
• No self-scheduling or block scheduling permitted
• No call or standby requirements

Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week

Responsibilities

• Monitoring vital signs, blood glucose meters, and electrocardiograms
• Applying heart monitors
• Assisting with bathing, feeding, toileting, turning, and positioning patients
• Troubleshooting respiratory therapy equipment such as ventilators, BiPAP, and CPAP (monitoring typically performed by respiratory therapists)
• Floating to other medical-surgical units or intermediate care units as needed

Nursing staff will manage patient care within nurse-to-patient ratios that can range from 1:5-7 during day shifts and 1:6-8 during nights.

Requirements

• Valid registered nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Ability to work in the United States
• No minimum years of experience required; candidate must have either one year of experience or be willing to accept first-time traveler roles
• Copy of unexpired driver’s license required at submission
• Licensing verification must be disclosed at the time of submission

Orientation includes one day of unit education and one day with a preceptor.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Additional Information

• Nursing scrubs: navy blue
• PCTs wear ceil blue
• Secretaries wear black and pink
• The telemonitoring system is managed by a monitor technician; nurses are not expected to interpret tele strips