PCU / Stepdown

Intermediate Care Unit RN — Nights | Charleston, WV | 13-Week Contract

This night-shift travel opportunity is based in an Intermediate Care Unit serving a diverse adult medical and surgical population. The unit provides a dynamic clinical environment with a strong focus on high-acuity stepdown care.

Shift & Schedule

• 3x12-hour nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Weekdays with every other weekend required
• No call requirement
• Guaranteed hours: 36 or 48 hrs/week (discuss with manager at interview)
• Block schedule requests considered — raise during interview

Patient Population & Clinical Scope

The unit manages adult patients with respiratory conditions, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiac arrhythmias, post-operative renal transplant care, and interventional neurology diagnoses. Clinicians also care for telemetry-dependent medical/surgical and renal patients.

Procedures and skills utilized include:

• Ventilator management and tracheostomy care
• Arterial line and central line management
• Chest tube management
• Cardiac and vasoactive drip management (including titration)
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• CVP monitoring

Float Requirement: May float to like units, ICU, or observation area as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years RN experience; 1 year in IMC/ICU specialty
• Active WV or Compact RN license (pending license accepted at submission; must be active to start)
• BLS and ACLS required — AHA-issued only
• Flu vaccine required (medical exemptions with documented allergist/physician record only; required October 1 – March 31)
• COVID-19 vaccine not required
• Permanent address must be 100+ miles from facility (75–99 miles considered case-by-case)

Scrub Color: Royal Blue, White, or combination

Orientation: Every other Thursday (16 hours)