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Emergency Department RN | Charleston, WV | 13-Week Contract
This busy ED manages a broad, high-acuity patient population from infants through geriatrics, with a strong clinical focus on neurological, orthopedic, psychiatric, and renal emergencies. The unit carries a high psychiatric volume with no dedicated psych area, and regularly boards multiple high-acuity patients simultaneously. Interdisciplinary support includes respiratory therapy, phlebotomy, radiology, and social services.
Shift & Schedule
- Nights: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM, 3x12-hour shifts
- Every other weekend required
- No on-call requirements
- Float within scope possible based on facility need
- Orientation held every other Thursday (16 hours)
- Blocked schedule potential — discuss during interview
Required Certifications
BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), PALS (AHA), TNCC, CPI — all must be active at start
Required Skills
IV insertion, telemetry monitoring, , dysrhythmia interpretation and management, procedural sedation, arterial line management, BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube management, blood product administration, management of psychiatric holds, suicidal and acutely psychotic patients, trauma (including gunshot wounds, head injury, orthopedic trauma, and traumatic amputation), and multisystem organ dysfunction
Minimum Requirements
- 2 years RN experience; at least 1 year in emergency nursing
- First-time travelers accepted with appropriate experience
- WV or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted for submission)
- Permanent address 100+ miles from facility (75–99 miles considered case by case)
- 2 manager or charge nurse references from the past 2 years
- Flu vaccine required (medical exemption with physician documentation accepted)
- Guaranteed 36 hours per week