Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Float for a travel nursing job in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Float
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/13/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Med-Surg / Telemetry Float Pool (Med-Surg/Tele RN)
VMS Req ID / Source: 1168437
Location: WVU United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, West Virginia
Specialty: No Specialty / Healthcare - RN
Compensation & Schedule Details
- Hours & Shift: 12-hour shifts (Days: 0700–1900 / Nights: 1900–0700). Target start date: September 10, 2026.
- Weekend & Holiday Requirements: Every-other-weekend requirement (Saturday/Sunday for both days and nights). Holidays are worked into the regular staff rotation schedule.
- Radius Rule: Strict 50-mile radius rule—ALL submissions must include a copy of the candidate's unexpired driver's license.
Key Facility Policies & Float Pool Scope
- Float Pool Assignment: Float Pool RNs report to the clinical coordinator's office prior to shift start for unit assignment. Will be assigned a "parent unit" and float among 6 units (most frequently 6N [36 beds], 7N [29 beds], 4N [36 beds], 5S [36 beds], 6S [36 beds], and Critical Care [20 beds]). Assigned very basic telemetry patients within scope.
- Patient Ratios & Staffing: Generally 1:5 to 1:6 for both days and nights (may occasionally reach 7 toward the end of a shift based on acuity). CNAs utilized on all units. Day charge nurses do not take patients; night charge nurses take an assignment.
- Telemetry & Drips: Phillips telemetry monitors; most units have monitor techs, but RNs must be able to read and interpret strips. RNs will not have to titrate drips. CPAP and BiPAP managed by RT.
- Dress Code:Royal blue scrubs required.
- Orientation: 1–2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Experience: Common patient diagnoses include CHF, cardiac cath, chest pain, pneumonia, chronic renal disease, COPD, ortho, and oncology (permanent staff administer chemo).
- Licensure: Active West Virginia (WV) RN license or multi-state compact RN license in hand.
- Certifications & Testing: AHA BLS and AHA ACLS strictly required at submittal. Must take and pass a cardiac rhythm exam upon onboarding (expected for RNs with ACLS).
About Malone Healthcare - Nursing
With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Pet insurance
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance