ICU RN
Parkersburg, WV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN with at least 1 year of critical care experience for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring WV or compact RN licensure.

Details

• 18-bed ICU with all private, negative-pressure capable rooms for COVID patients
• Typical staffing ratio of 1:2, with 1:1 for CRRT/organ donation cases and possible stretch to 1:3 during overflow/stepdown situations
• Average daily census of 13 patients
• Common diagnoses include sepsis, pneumonia, COVID, CHF, COPD, DKA, overdose, renal failure, neurosurgical cases (lumbar drains, ventriculostomies), general surgery, occasional MI, and vascular patients
• EPIC EMR used for charting
• 12-hour day shifts scheduled 0700-1930
• Every-other-weekend requirement, which may fall on Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon depending on unit needs
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Rare call or standby requirement
• Required to float to Stepdown and MedSurg units as needed
• Dedicated RT coverage in ICU 7a-7p, with RT covering all critical care 7p-7a
• Intensivist coverage 7a-7p daily with residents, hospitalist coverage overnight 6p-6a
• 1-2 PCTs on the unit depending on census and staffing
• Philips telemetry system used, with ICU staff responsible for monitoring, interpretation, and admitting to the system
• Remote tele techs available as back-up monitoring
• Pharmacist on unit daily from 0700-1630

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required (AHA)
• Minimum 1 year of critical care experience required
• Competency with CRRT, IABP, ventilators, post-code/therapeutic hypothermia care required
• Skilled with vasoactive medications, sedation, and paralytics required
• Must be able to titrate all critical care drips within ordered parameters
• Responsible for central line care and removal
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• Unexpired copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsible for monitoring, interpreting, and admitting patients to the telemetry system
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling allowed as long as unit needs are met, though block scheduling is not guaranteed
• Holiday coverage may be required if permanent staff coverage is insufficient
• Scrub color is royal blue; scrub jackets are optional but must be actual scrub jackets (no hoodies or sweat-jackets)
• Unit orientation includes 2 shifts of general/floor orientation
• EPIC education must be completed before starting on the floor
• General education competencies must be completed prior to arrival
• Facility requires candidates to live outside a local radius (50-100 miles depending on location) to qualify for travel rate
• Previous WVU Medicine travelers must have completed a 2-year break before reapplying
• Travelers are limited to one year of cumulative work within WVU Medicine before requiring a 2-year break
• Former permanent staff at certain WVU facilities may not be eligible to return as travelers