ICU RN
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Camden-Clark Medical Center - Memorial Campus

ICU Registered Nurse

Location

• Parkersburg, West Virginia

Assignment Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour day shifts
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling are allowed if unit needs are met
• Every other weekend required
• Rare call or standby

Required Qualifications

• Active West Virginia RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• At least 1 year of critical care experience

Experience / Skills

• Prior travel experience preferred
• Must be competent with CRRT, IABP, ventilators, post-code care, therapeutic hypothermia, vasoactive medications, sedation, and paralytics

Unit Details

• ICU with 18 private rooms
• Typical nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:2
• May stretch to 1:3 during overflow or stepdown
• Floating required to Stepdown and MedSurg as needed

Clinical Environment

• Common patient types include sepsis, pneumonia, COVID, CHF, COPD, DKA, overdose, renal failure, neurosurgical cases, general surgery, occasional MI, and vascular patients
• RN titrates drips within ordered parameters
• RN responsibilities include central line care and removal
• Dedicated respiratory therapy coverage is available daily
• Telemetry monitoring is supported by remote tele techs as backup

Orientation

• 2 shifts of general/floor orientation
• General education competencies must be completed before arrival
• EPIC education must be completed before starting on the floor

Dress Code

• Royal blue scrubs
• Scrub jackets are allowed only if they are actual scrub jackets
• Hoodies and sweatshirts are not allowed