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Travel ICU Registered Nurse - $2,295 per week

Cross Country Nurses · Parkersburg, WV · Yesterday
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Job Summary

Critical Care Registered Nurse (ICU) specializing in Intensive Care Unit in West Virginia. This position involves providing high-acuity patient care in a hospital setting, managing ventilators, vasoactive medications, and complex patient conditions. The role requires delivery of compassionate, skilled care in a fast-paced environment, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.

Schedule & Shift Details

  • 12-hour night shifts, 07:00 PM to 07:30 AM
  • Minimum of 36 hours per week
  • Start date: 08/17/2026
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • Self-scheduling and block scheduling options available
  • Rotation may include weekends (every other weekend) and holidays, depending on unit needs

Unit Specifics

  • 18 private rooms with negative pressure capabilities for COVID patients
  • Staffing ratios typically 1:2
  • Additional coverage for CRRT and organ donation
  • Dedicated respiratory therapist coverage 24/7
  • Monitor techs on staff
  • Pharmacy on-site from 07:00 to 16:30 daily
  • Orientation includes two shifts of general/floor training and completion of EPIC education prior to start
  • Float to step-down and medical-surgical units as needed
  • Staff dress in royal blue scrubs
  • Facility uses EPIC for charting

Required Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of critical care experience
  • Competent with CRRT, IABP, ventilators, post-code/therapeutic hypothermia
  • Skilled with vasoactive medications, sedation, and paralytics
  • Ability to titrate critical care medications
  • Ability to perform care/removal of Central lines
  • Ability to monitor and interpret ICU systems
  • Responsible for managing ventilators, cardiac drips, and patient assessments
  • Prior travel experience preferred

Certifications Required

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale)

Benefits

  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits

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