Travel Nurse RN - CVICU
South Charleston, WV
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

VICU Travel RN – Job Summary 

📍 Unit: CVICU (Acute Recovery – 4 beds)
🕒 Shift Options: Days or Nights (6:45 AM – 7:15 PM / 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM)
⏱ Weekly Hours: 36 hours/week (3 × 12-hour shifts)
📅 Weekend: Every other weekend
🎄 Holiday: Rotational

👩‍⚕️ Patient Care & Ratios

• POD#0: 1:1 ratio (high acuity recovery)
• POD#1: 1:2 ratio (progressive care)
• Transition to ICU/Stepdown based on condition
• Adult & geriatric population

🧠 Patient Types

• Post-cardiac surgery / critical cardiac cases
• Hemodynamic monitoring (invasive & non-invasive)
• High-acuity, life-threatening conditions

✅ Required Skills & Experience

• Recent CVICU experience
• CRRT, Impella, IABP (required)
• Minimum 1–2 years critical care
• Travel experience required
• Must be comfortable titrating drips

💉 Common Drips

Dopamine, Levophed, Vasopressin, Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Heparin, Insulin, Epinephrine, etc.

📜 Certifications

• Required: BLS, ACLS
• Preferred: TNCC

🏥 Unit Details

• No nurse aides
• Charge nurse (no patient load) + 24/7 house supervisor
• CT Surgery attending + critical care/pulm coverage
• RT available 24/7 (not in-unit)
• Equipment: Ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP

📡 Additional Info

• Telemetry: Yes (RNs read strips, no monitor tech)
• Floating: May float to Medical ICU
• Call Requirement: None

👕 Dress Code

• RNs: Navy scrubs
• Solid colors only (no patterns/embroidery)
• Closed-toe shoes (no Crocs)

📘 Orientation

• Hospital + nursing orientation
• Computer training
• 2 × 12-hour precepted shifts