CVICU Registered Nurse
South Charleston, WV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 29, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU (CVICU) position requiring active travel experience, CVICU-specific skills including CRRT, Impella, and IABP, and a WV or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting in a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
• 4-bed unit used for the acute recovery phase before patients transition to Medical ICU or Stepdown
• Patient population includes critically ill adults and geriatric patients with complex cardiac conditions, invasive and non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring needs
• Patient ratios: 1:1 on POD#0, progressing to 1:2 on POD#1 depending on patient needs
• Telemetry monitoring is present on the unit; RNs are responsible for reading strips (no monitor techs)
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Dopamine, Levophed, Vasopressin, Dobutamine, Argatroban, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Heparin, Insulin, Lasix, Epinephrine, and Neosynephrine
• Respiratory therapy equipment includes BiPAP, CPAP, and mechanical ventilation via trach and ET tube; RT is available as needed but not stationed in the unit
• CT Surgery serves as attending physician with critical care/pulmonology coverage; Charge Nurse is primarily without patients and House Supervisor is available 24/7
• No nurse aides on the unit
• 12-hour day shifts, 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Rotational holiday coverage required
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Floating to the Medical ICU required when census in the CVICU is low
• EMR: Epic

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS and ACLS (both AHA)
• TNCC preferred
• Minimum 2 years of critical care experience required
• Current CVICU experience required
• Proficiency with CRRT, Impella, and IABP required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic EMR experience beneficial
• Copies of certifications and a valid driver's license required for consideration
• Two supervisor/peer references required for consideration, including one supervisor reference if permanently employed within the last 12 months

Additional Information

• Orientation includes a general hospital orientation day, a full day of nursing orientation, a full day of computer/Epic training, and two 12-hour precepted orientation shifts
• An abbreviated Initial Skills Checklist will be due 90 days from start date
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this travel position
• Travelers who have previously worked at any WVU Medicine location must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying
• Travelers may not work within the WVU system for longer than one cumulative year before a 2-year break is required
• Scrub color: Navy for RNs; solid colors only, no embroidery or patterns; WVU Medicine or solid-color fleece zip-ups permitted in grey, black, navy, or royal blue; closed-toe shoes required (no Crocs)