ICU RN
Huntington, WV
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

ICU RN

Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Huntington, West Virginia
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Setting: 303-bed academic medical center serving patients from more than 29 counties in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southern Ohio

Schedule

• Day shift, 3 x 12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:00)
• 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Self-scheduling

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in West Virginia
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience (2 years)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute

Preferred Qualifications

• Travel experience
• Experience with an electronic medical record system

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and screening: Background check within 30 days of start, including a 7-year criminal check within a year of start that is updated annually. International background check required if the candidate lived or worked abroad. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated with each renewal or extension. Drug screen within 30 days of start.
• Health and immunizations:

  • Initial physical within 1 year of start, attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position
  • Negative TB screening questionnaire, or QuantiFERON-Gold or T-Spot within 6 months of start, updated annually; chest X-ray required for a history of positive TB
  • Tetanus/diphtheria/Tdap within 10 years of start
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer required; if low, proof of 2 vaccines or prior positive titer documentation
  • Hepatitis A total antibody within 6 months
  • Hepatitis B: surface antibody titer and surface antigen test within 6 months, plus completed vaccine series or declination form
  • Hepatitis C antibody within 6 months; if positive, quantitative RNA PCR testing is required
  • Seasonal flu vaccine, or an approved medical or religious exemption, required during flu season (exemptions must be approved before start and require masking during flu season)
  • Seasonal COVID vaccine required; initial series preferred. Those opting out must complete a COVID declination form.
• Fit testing: N95 fit test completed onsite at orientation. Male candidates must be clean shaven for the fit test.
• Credentials and history: Two clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted), completed application or resume, and a skills checklist updated annually
• Documentation and training: Government-issued photo ID that must be carried during work hours; confidentiality agreement, attestation form, and user ID/IT access agreement completed before start; facility orientation and annual education reviewed before start; online modules assigned before start and completed within 1 week of start
• Dress code: Hunter Green scrubs