Travel Nurse RN - Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit

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AHS Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/10/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 48 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights
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• Employment Type: Travel
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Travel RN - Neuro ICU & EMU Position Summary

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WVU JW Ruby Memorial Hospital - Morgantown, WV

Key Position Details\n

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• Duration: 91 days (13 weeks)
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• Specialty: Neuro ICU & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU)
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• Unit: 6E (Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute)
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• Shift: 12-hour Nights (19:00 - 07:30)
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• Number of Positions: 5
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• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours per week (will consider 48-hour schedules)
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• Orientation: 2 shifts on unit
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• Scrub Color: Royal Blue
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 Unit Details - 6E\n

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• Total Beds: 31 (25 Stepdown + 6 EMU)
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• Nurse:Patient Ratio:\n
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  • Stepdown: 1:3
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  • EMU Floor: 1:5-6
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• EMR System: EPIC (experience REQUIRED)
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• Telemetry: Yes (RNs do not have to read strips - monitor techs available)
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Required Qualifications & Experience\n

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• MUST HAVE:\n
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  • Strong Neuro experience required
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  • Stepdown qualified RN (NOT ICU level)
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  • NIHSS certification IN HAND at submission
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  • History of caring for stroke patients and implementing NIH
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• Certifications:\n
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  • BLS (AHA) - required
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  • NIHSS - required
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  • ACLS - preferred
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• License: WVU willing to work with pending licenses
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• BSN: Not required
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Patient Population & Clinical Skills\n

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• Common Diagnoses:\n
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  • Higher acuity neuroscience patients
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  • EVDs (experience preferred; typically assigned to perm staff)
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  • TPA patients (24-hour post-TPA managed by perm staff only)
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  • Strokes
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  • Seizures/EMU monitoring
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  • Craniotomies
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• Drip Management: Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, Dopamine, Nipride, Ketamine, Lasix, Bumex, Insulin (titration by physician orders/protocols - will educate)
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• Ventilators: Floor vents present (set settings, managed by RT & physician; RN vent experience NOT required)
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Staffing Support\n

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• Charge Nurse: 24/7
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• PCTs: 4 per shift (ratio 1:8-9)
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• RT: Available 24/7
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Schedule Requirements\n

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• Shifts: 3x12's, 19:00 - 07:30
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• Consecutive Days: May allow 3 in a row (not guaranteed - must be flexible)
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• Weekends: Every other weekend OR 2 weekend shifts per schedule
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