Travel CVICU RN - $1,890 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN CVICU for a travel nursing job in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: CVICU
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

CVICU Registered Nurse – Travel Contract in Morgantown, West Virginia

Travel CVICU RN opportunity in Morgantown, WV: Join a high-acuity Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and provide expert critical care for complex cardiac patients. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an experienced cardiac ICU nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to work with a collaborative, highly skilled healthcare team in a strong West Virginia healthcare market. Morgantown, WV 26505 offers a welcoming community and a great setting for travel clinicians.

Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,680 - $1,770
• Setting: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit / Cardiac Care Unit
• Location: Morgantown, WV 26505
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Schedule: 3x12-hour night shifts, including weekdays and weekends
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Charting System: Cerner
• Float Requirement: May occasionally float to the Medical ICU or Step Down Unit
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required; prior CVICU, cardiac ICU, or critical care nursing experience strongly preferred
• Current WV or Compact RN license required; pending license accepted for submission
• Active ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Experience with activated clotting time (ACT) procedures required
• Strong background in direct open-heart admissions from the OR
• Experience with pressure monitoring, Swan-Ganz management, Impella monitoring, and CRRT
• Comfort working with high-acuity cardiac surgery and cardiology patients
• Ability to provide 2 manager and/or charge nurse references from the past 2 years
• Permanent address should generally be 100 miles from the facility

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert nursing care to complex cardiovascular and cardiothoracic patients in a CVICU setting
• Monitor and manage patients admitted directly from the operating room after open-heart surgery
• Support patients with CABG, valve replacement, thoracotomy, carotid endarterectomy, STEMI, and cardiogenic shock diagnoses
• Manage hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, and advanced cardiac devices
• Care for patients requiring Impella, IABP, CRRT, and other critical support therapies
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality patient care
• Respond effectively to changing patient acuity and occasional overflow step-down needs
• Maintain accurate documentation in Cerner and follow unit protocols

Apply now for this travel CVICU Registered Nurse job in Morgantown, West Virginia, and join a team dedicated to exceptional cardiac critical care.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #511522. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: CVICU

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