Pediatric ICU RN
Morgantown, WV
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU

Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Specialty: PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of PICU experience (hard requirement)
• BLS Certification
• PALS Certification
• Fully COVID vaccinated (2 Moderna/Pfizer shots or 1 J&J shot) or approved medical/religious exemption

Unit Details

• Unit: PICU (Cost Center 034)
• Beds: 20 total beds, average daily census ~15
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • ICU: 1:1 to 1:2
  • Stepdown: 1:3
• Common patient diagnoses: Congenital heart conditions, DKA, respiratory issues, neurosurgery, tracheostomies, ventilator care, G-tubes
• Nurse responsibilities:

  • Titrate sedation drips (Fentanyl, Versed, Precedex) and vasoactive drugs per physician orders
  • Charge nurse duties depending on staffing
• Support staff:

  • Nurse aides present (1-2 during day, 1 at night) assisting with feeding, FSBS, equipment, and admissions
  • Pediatrician, residents, and APPs available 24/7 on unit
  • Respiratory therapists manage vents, CPAP, BiPAP
• Monitoring: Telemetry monitored off-unit; central monitors at ICU and stepdown desks; strips read remotely

Scheduling & Work Environment

• Shifts: 12-hour shifts, rotating day (7a-7p) and night (7p-7a)
• Self-scheduling with possibility for block scheduling
• Weekend requirement: Minimum 2 weekends per 4-week schedule (Fri/Sat/Sun all considered weekend shifts)
• Holiday work required, integrated into permanent staff holiday rotation
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating required within children’s units (Labor & Delivery, NICU, Acute Pediatrics) with normal patient ratios
• Dress code: Royal blue scrubs with kid-friendly tops (no t-shirts)

Orientation & Onboarding

• EPIC training
• New Staff Orientation (NSO)
• Competencies and equipment review with clinical preceptor
• 3 shifts in PICU with a mentor

Additional Notes

• Driver’s license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility
• Previous permanent candidates must have been gone for 2 years before reapplying
• Previous travelers must have been gone for 2 years after completing at least 1 full year
• Travel teams must be submitted together
• Only 2 candidates submitted per opening at a time

Prior travel experience: Not explicitly required for this position.