Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week). Source also lists night-only or rotating day and night shifts.
Required Qualifications
BLS certification
ACLS certification
Experience or must-have skills: epicardial pacing, chest tubes
Must disclose licensing hits at time of submission
Submissions must include a copy of the candidate's unexpired driver's license
50-mile radius rule
Unit and Staffing
22 beds
Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-6
Charge nurse takes a full patient assignment
Nursing supervisor on site 24/7
Nurse aides on the unit at a 1:15 ratio
Hospitalist and intensivist both in house
Respiratory therapy available hospital-wide 24/7
Patient Population and Clinical Duties
Common diagnoses and patient types: bradycardia, A-fib, SVT, CHF, CAD, NSTEMI, PVD, PE, CVA/TIA, post-op VATS, post-op lobectomy, post-op wedge resection, chest tubes, tracheotomy (no vents), TAVR, and post-op day 1 CABG patients (admitted to ICU post-op, then transferred to CVSD the next day)
RNs titrate drips per ordered parameters
Common titratable or set-rate drips: Cardizem, amiodarone, procainamide, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, and insulin (rarely)
No vents, no continuous BiPap, CPAP, or Airvo
Monitor techs are not on the unit. Monitors are Nihon Koden and are located at the nurses' station and in some rooms. RNs are not required to read their own strips; the tech completes all interpretation and documentation.
IV therapy team performs all IV sticks
Scheduling and Expectations
Shift timing listed as 6:45–7:15
Self-scheduling is handled by a unit scheduling committee. Block scheduling is open for discussion.
If rotating: 2 weeks of days, then 2 weeks of nights, varying with staffing needs
Weekends: averages every other weekend
Holidays: travel RNs are added to the holiday rotation with permanent staff
No call or standby requirement
Float first
Scrub color: navy blue; no artificial nails
Unit orientation: 12-hour shift with a preceptor
Employer
ADN Healthcare
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