RN, Stepdown, PRN, Nights

Facility Logan Regional Medical Center

Req ID 553519 Post Date 10/07/2026

Description

Step into a meaningful role at Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed facility located in southern West Virginia. Logan Regional is an award-winning, full-service community hospital with a history of innovation, from its one-of-a-kind Rural General Surgery residency program to its collaboration with Mountain Health Network and Marshall Health to bring more opportunities for specialty care to the area. Logan Regional has earned the prestigious "A" grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker’s listing of Great Community Hospitals, and Best-in-State hospital status from Newsweek/Statista. Consider growing your career at Logan Regional, which offers an ideal combination of high standards of care in a small, caring community.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the nurse manager, the registered nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a defined group of patients in the stepdown unit. The RN coordinates care delivery to achieve optimal patient outcomes and supports the patient and family through the care continuum.

Essential Functions

• Collects, records, and analyzes patient conditions and provides care in accordance with patient needs
• Performs nursing interventions and monitoring, documenting and communicating condition changes to the healthcare team
• Educates patients and families; promotes physical and emotional well-being
• Provides discharge planning and patient/family teaching
• Delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed personnel in accordance with scope of practice
• Maintains clinical competence in stepdown nursing practices
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure high-quality patient outcomes
• Participates in quality improvement and regulatory compliance efforts

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

• Exhibits critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a high-stress environment
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Maintains a professional and cooperative working relationship with patients, families, and the healthcare team
• Adheres to standards of care, policies, procedures, and ethical practices
• Works scheduled shifts as required and maintains compliance with orientation and mandatory education
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Requires standing and walking for extended periods
• Must perform repetitive tasks and respond quickly to emergency situations
• Acute care hospital stepdown unit setting
• Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and chemical agents
• May include variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays

Qualifications

Education

• Completion of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Current state license as a Registered Nurse
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); other certifications within time frame required by facility policy

Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience preferred