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West Virginia Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: State Law and Hospitals' Postings

nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in West Virginia today, of them for nurses. Read every night from the employers' own job boards.

What West Virginia law requires

  • 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).

    “a hospital is prohibited from mandating a nurse, directly or through coercion, to accept an assignment of overtime” W. Va. Code § 21-5F-3 (source: W. Va. Code § 21-5F-3)

From West Virginia's own code or health department, read 9 Nov 2026. The ratios below are what each hospital's own posting states for its unit, and every state's law is on the ratio hub.

Ratio stated registered nurse and LPN jobs in West Virginia

17 jobs, newest first.

Employers hiring for nurse-to-patient ratio jobs in West Virginia

Healthcare openings in West Virginia, every week

A weekly email with the newest healthcare openings in West Virginia, taken from the employers' own careers sites. Free, stop anytime.

Frequently asked questions

How many nurse-to-patient ratio healthcare jobs are open in West Virginia?

17 today: 17 registered nurse and LPN jobs.

How much do nurse-to-patient ratio nurses make in West Virginia?

Too few nurse-to-patient ratio nursing jobs in West Virginia state an hourly rate for a figure; each job here shows the pay its posting states.

Can a hospital in West Virginia make nurses work mandatory overtime?

West Virginia law limits it: 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) The law's own words are on this page.

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