Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit

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

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Cardiac 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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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights, rotating
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• Employment Type: Travel
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Travel RN - CVSD (Cardiovascular Stepdown) Position Summary

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WVU Wheeling Hospital - Wheeling, WV

 Key Position Details\n

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• Start Date: July 16, 2026 (TOMORROW!)
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• End Date: October 15, 2026
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• Duration: 91 days (13 weeks)
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• Specialty: CVSD (Cardiovascular Stepdown)
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• Shift: 12-hour Day/Night Rotating (06:45 - 18:15 or 18:15 - 06:45)
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• Number of Positions: 1
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• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
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• Orientation: 1x12-hour shift with preceptor
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• Scrub Color: Navy Blue (no artificial nails)
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Unit Details - CVSD\n

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• Total Beds: 22
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• Nurse:Patient Ratio: 1:4-6
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• Charting System: Allscripts
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• Monitors: Nihon Koden (RNs do NOT read strips - tech handles interpretation/documentation)
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Required Qualifications & Experience\n

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• MUST HAVE:\n
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  • Epicardial pacing experience REQUIRED
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  • Chest tube management experience REQUIRED
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  • Ability to titrate cardiac drips
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  • Cardiac stepdown experience
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• Certifications:\n
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  • BLS (required)
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  • ACLS (required)
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• License: Active WV RN license (copy of unexpired driver's license REQUIRED at submission)
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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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  • Bradycardia, A-fib, SVT
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  • CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)
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  • CAD (Coronary Artery Disease)
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  • NSTEMI
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  • PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease)
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  • PE (Pulmonary Embolism)
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  • CVA/TIA (Stroke/TIA)
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  • Post-operative VATS (Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery)
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  • Post-operative lobectomy
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  • Post-operative wedge resection
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  • Chest tubes
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  • Tracheotomy (no vents)
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  • TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement)
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  • Post-op day 1 CABG (admitted to ICU post-op, transfer to CVSD next day)
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Critical Care Skills Required\n

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• Drip Titration: Yes - per ordered parameters\n
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  • Cardizem
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  • Amiodarone
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  • Procainamide
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  • Dopamine
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  • Dobutamine
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  • Heparin
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  • Insulin (rarely)
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• Specialty Skills:\n
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  • Epicardial pacing management
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  • Chest tube care/management
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  • Tracheotomy care
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  • Post-cardiac surgery monitoring
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  • Hemodynamic monitoring
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• Equipment:\n
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  • NO ventilators
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  • CPAP/Airvo available
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  • NO continuous BiPAP
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  • Monitor techs handle all strip interpretation
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Staffing Support\n

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• Charge Nurse: Takes full patient assignment
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• Nursing Supervisor: 24/7 in-house
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• Nursing Aides: Yes (ratio 1:15)
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• IV Therapy Team: Handles all IV sticks (you will not start IVs)
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• Hospitalist: In-house
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• Intensivist: In-house
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• RT: Available hospital-wide 24/7 (no vents on unit)
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• Monitor Techs: NOT on unit - all interpretation/documentation completed by tech
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Schedule Requirements - IMPORTANT ⚠️ Shift Options: Night Shift Only Rotating Day/Night: 2 weeks days, then 2 weeks nights (varying based on staffing needs) Schedule Details: Shift Times: 06:45 - 18:15 or 18:15 - 06:45 Weekends: Averages every other weekend

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