Travel Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit - Wheeling, WV
Cross Country Healthcare$2,252/wk2 openings in Wheeling, WVContractPosted 1d agoStill open, checked every night- Self-scheduling
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- RN license
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West Virginia
2 open- $2,252/wk
Wheeling, WV (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 1d ago
- $2,252/wk
Wheeling, WV (opens on this page)
Contract · Posted 1d ago
How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,252 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel telemetry nurse assignments post a median of $2,141 a week, the middle half $1,936 to $2,322, across 1,244 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Wheeling, WV (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in West Virginia.
What West Virginia law says about mandatory overtime for nurses
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Hospitals may not mandate nurse overtime, with exceptions for unforeseen emergencies, on-call time, a procedure in progress and certain union agreements; 16 hours in 24 is the cap (covers nurses in hospitals). W. Va. Code § 21-5F-3 (source: W. Va. Code § 21-5F-3)
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting 7 Dec 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,252 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.35 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This acute-care role provides nursing care for patients with complex cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, and postoperative conditions. Responsibilities include managing chest tubes, epicardial pacing, and ordered medication infusions while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, averaging 36 hours per week. Self-scheduling is available through a scheduling committee, with weekends averaging every other weekend and holiday rotation participation.
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Registered Nurse licensure required for submission
- Additional Information:
- Care is provided for patients with conditions including bradycardia, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, and postoperative cardiothoracic conditions.
- Required clinical skills include epicardial pacing and chest tube management.
- Registered Nurses titrate ordered infusions, including Cardizem, amiodarone, procainamide, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, and insulin when indicated.
- The unit does not use ventilators or continuous bilevel positive airway pressure; continuous positive airway pressure and high-flow oxygen therapy are available.
- A preceptor-supported orientation is provided for 12-hour shifts.
- Intravenous therapy staff perform intravenous insertions.
- Navy blue scrubs are required, and artificial nails are not permitted.
- No call or standby requirement is indicated.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- 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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting for Wheeling, WV, checked 15 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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