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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position requiring CRRT, temporary pacemaker, and acute MI pre/post cath experience.

Details

• Acute care setting in an 18-bed Cardiovascular ICU with mixed acuity Step Down and ICU status patients
• Nurse to patient ratios of 1:1 for fresh hearts and devices, 1:2 for ICU status patients, and 1:3 for step down status patients
• Common diagnoses include atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, bradycardia, NSTEMI, STEMI, cardiac arrest, pulmonary embolisms, cardiogenic shock, heart failure, and post-surgical cardiac and thoracic patients (CABG, valve repair, VATS, lobectomy)
• RNs titrate drips including Cardizem, Cordarone, Cardene, Nitroglycerin, Esmolol, Milrinone, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Lasix, Epinephrine, Levophed, Vasopressin, Insulin, Heparin, Precedex, Propofol, Versed, and Fentanyl
• EPIC EMR used for charting
• 12-hour day shifts with every other weekend required
• No call or standby requirement
• 1-2 PCTs per shift and in-house Hospitalist/Intensivist and RT coverage 24/7
• Monitor techs off-unit watch telemetry but RNs read their own strips every 4 hours using Philips monitors
• Travelers float first, primarily to ACU and ICU, with potential floating to Med-Surg and Telemetry up to a 6 patient max
• Rare potential to work charge on night shift

Requirements

• Active WV or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Must have experience caring for post-op open heart patients at least 6 hours post-surgery, fresh open heart experience preferred
• CRRT experience required
• Temporary pacemaker and post-permanent pacer experience required
• Acute MI pre/post cath experience required
• Mediastinal and chest tube experience required
• Ventilator experience required
• Hypothermia protocol experience required
• Arterial line experience required
• IABP/Impella and hemodynamic monitoring/Swan-Ganz experience preferred
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to cardiovascular ICU patients including fresh post-surgical cardiac cases and acute cardiac emergencies
• One week of unit-specific orientation including modules, EPIC training, and orienting with a unit RN
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling requests allowed and often granted, subject to change during schedule balancing to meet unit needs
• Holiday coverage required as needed to fill unit needs
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify as a traveler
• Returning travelers must have taken a 2-year break before reapplying to any WVU Medicine location
• Travelers may not work within WVU Medicine for longer than one year cumulatively without taking a 2-year break