Cardiac Stepdown | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Stepdown and Telemetry in Morgantown, WV

Explore a 13-week travel nursing assignment for an experienced Registered Nurse in cardiac stepdown, telemetry, and medical-surgical care in Morgantown, West Virginia. Join a collaborative acute-care team in a Level I trauma environment while expanding your progressive care and higher-acuity nursing skills.

Travel RN Job Details

• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
• Start Date: October 16, 2026
• End Date: January 15, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Two weekends per schedule
• Holiday Requirement: Holidays included according to the established staffing schedule
• Unit: 32-bed cardiac stepdown and medical-surgical unit
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:3 in stepdown and 1:4–6 on the medical-surgical side
• Charting: Epic
• Dress Code: Royal blue scrubs

Travel Registered Nurse Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility to practice in West Virginia
• At least 1 year of recent registered nursing experience; cardiac stepdown, telemetry, progressive care, or medical-surgical nursing experience is strongly preferred
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms in collaboration with telemetry monitoring staff
• Comfort caring for patients requiring telemetry, heparin, patient-controlled analgesia, and titratable infusions as appropriate to the unit
• Flexibility to float to other medical-surgical or stepdown units as needed
• Ability to work scheduled weekends and holidays

Cardiac Stepdown RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to adult cardiac stepdown, telemetry, and medical-surgical patients
• Monitor patients with chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, altered mental status, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, abdominal conditions, and other acute medical diagnoses
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, recognize changes in patient condition, and escalate concerns promptly
• Review telemetry, identify significant cardiac rhythm changes, and coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team
• Administer medications and manage infusions in accordance with orders, protocols, and scope of practice
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapy, nursing assistants, telemetry technicians, and other care team members
• Document patient care accurately in Epic and support effective handoff communication
• Adapt to staffing needs and provide care on designated medical-surgical or stepdown units when floated

About Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown is a vibrant Appalachian community known for its scenic surroundings, outdoor recreation, and welcoming atmosphere. This West Virginia travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to grow your acute-care nursing experience while serving diverse adult patients.

Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse – Cardiac Stepdown assignment in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.