Travel Nurse RN - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit in Morgantown, WV

Job Title

Registered Nurse – CVICU

Location

Morgantown, WV

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Weekdays and Weekends | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to CVICU patients, including fresh open-heart surgery admissions from the OR
• Perform hemodynamic and pressure monitoring, including Swan-Ganz catheter management
• Monitor and manage Impella devices and support patients requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
• Perform and interpret Activated Clotting Time (ACT) testing as required by unit protocols
• Maintain a patient ratio of 1:2, with flexibility to accommodate step-down level overflow patients based on acuity
• Document all patient care accurately using Cerner EMR

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in West Virginia or a valid Compact State license (pending license accepted at time of submission)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience, with demonstrated CVICU or cardiac surgery experience
• Activated Clotting Time (ACT) experience required
• Experience with direct open-heart admissions from the OR, cardiac surgery skills, Swan-Ganz management, Impella monitoring, and CRRT
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIH Stroke Scale certifications (BLS and ACLS must be through the American Heart Association)
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience is a plus, though not required
• Familiarity with step-down level care in a high-acuity cardiac environment
• Ability to adapt to varying patient acuity and unit census fluctuations

Why Join Us

• 13-week contract with strong potential for extension in a high-acuity CVICU setting
• Blocked scheduling requests will be considered, offering flexibility for work-life balance