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