CVICU

CVICU – Travel RN | 12-Hour Nights | Parkersburg, WV

Contract: 13 weeks | Start Date: December 7, 2026

Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Weekends as scheduled (every other weekend)

Certifications Required: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA)

Scrubs: Royal Blue

Unit Overview

This cardiovascular ICU manages a mixed-acuity population that includes both step-down and full ICU-status patients. Patient diagnoses span atrial fibrillation, heart blocks, NSTEMI/STEMI, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, heart failure, post-CABG/valve surgery, and thoracic surgeries (VATS, lobectomy). Intensivist/hospitalist coverage and respiratory therapy are available on-site 24/7.

Required Skills & Experience

• Fresh open heart experience preferred; minimum experience with >6-hour post-op open heart patients required
• CRRT, temporary pacemaker, and post-permanent pacemaker management
• Acute MI pre/post-cath care; mediastinal and chest tube management
• Ventilator management and hypothermia protocol experience
• Arterial line experience required; IABP/Impella and Swan-Ganz experience preferred
• Titratable drip management (vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, sedation, anticoagulation, and diuretics)

Scheduling & Float

• Self-scheduling and block scheduling requests accepted; subject to unit needs during balance periods
• No on-call requirement
• Travelers float first, primarily to ACU or ICU; possible float to Med-Surg/Tele (max 6 patients)

Additional Details

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• 1-week unit orientation included
• 1–2 PCTs per shift; monitor techs off-unit; RNs read their own strips every 4 hours
• 50-mile radius rule applies; valid driver's license required at submission