CVICU RN
Morgantown, WV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a CVICU position requiring ACT experience and direct open-heart admissions from the OR.

Details

• Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting within a hospital
• CVICU unit caring for cardiovascular surgical patients
• Patient ratio of 1:2, with potential overflow patients requiring step-down level of care
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
• Weekday and weekend rotation required
• Blocked schedules will be considered
• Uses Cerner EMR system

Requirements

• Active WV or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted for submission)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Experience with Activated Clotting Time (ACT) required
• Experience with direct fresh open-heart admissions from OR required
• Experience with pressure monitoring, Swan-Ganz management, Impella monitoring, and CRRT required
• Cardiac surgery skills required
• Minimum 2 Manager and/or Charge Nurse references from the past 2 years required
• Skills in IV therapy, central line care, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs required
• Ventilator management and interpretation of ABGs required
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Experience with CABG, IABP, post cardiac surgery care, and sheath removal required
• Experience with CRRT/CVVHD required
• Skills in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required

Additional Information

• Provide direct post-operative care to open-heart surgery patients transferred directly from the OR
• Manage complex cardiovascular monitoring equipment including Swan-Ganz catheters and Impella devices
• Care for patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Complete non-billable EMR training modules averaging 8 hours prior to start date
• Orientation is held every other Monday
• Candidates must have a permanent address more than 100 miles from the facility, with case-by-case consideration for those between 75-100 miles at the same rate
• Former permanent employees must wait 2 years from their last employment date before returning as a traveler
• Current Vandalia Health System employees (including CAMC Health Systems, Mon Health Systems, Davis Medical Center, Broaddus Hospital, Webster Memorial Hospital, Grafton City Hospital, Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, and Minnie Hamilton Health System) are not eligible for travel contracts within the health system
• No scrubs provided
• Previous license probationary actions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis
• First-time travelers may be considered