Travel Nurse RN - Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) / Pre-Post Op in Morgantown, WV

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – PACU / HVI Pre-Post

Location

Morgantown, WV

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | Full-Time | Onsite | 12-hour shifts (three per week); must include at least one 0800–2030 shift per week. Available shift windows: 0500–1730, 0600–1830, 0700–1930, 0800–2030. Call required for weekends, hospital-recognized holidays, and weeknights as assigned; call hours 0600–1830 with a one-hour response time.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Phase 1 and Phase 2 post-anesthesia recovery care as well as moderate sedation recovery in a 21-bed HVI Pre-Post unit
• Care for a diverse patient population including anesthesia recoveries and sedation cases for both outpatients and inpatients
• Support recovery of patients undergoing cardiac procedures including heart catheterizations, EP studies, pacemaker placements, ablations, and structural heart procedures (TAVRs, LAAOs, mitral clips, PFO closures)
• Assist with recovery of vascular and thoracic surgery patients including carotid endarterectomies, bypasses, AAA repairs, lung resections, and EGD procedures
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythm strips; maintain general awareness of respiratory therapy equipment while RT staff manage setup and operation
• Participate in on-call rotation covering weekends and hospital-recognized holidays with a one-hour response time

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure
• Minimum 1 year of PACU experience required
• Current BLS certification required
• Current ACLS certification required
• Proficiency with EPIC EMR
• Ability to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cardiac nursing experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with structural heart, vascular, and thoracic surgical patient populations
• Experience recovering ICU-level patients in a PACU setting

Why Join Us

• Work in a specialized cardiovascular and surgical recovery environment with exposure to a high-volume and diverse procedural case mix
• Scrubs provided; no floating to other units; structured orientation with a unit-specific survival guide to support your transition