IMU RN
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling Hospital

IMU - Intermediate Care Unit RN

Overview

• Role: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Specialty/Unit: IMU - Intermediate Care Unit
• Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day/Night Rotate
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Must be able to titrate drips, including Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Labetolol, Nitro, and Heparin; occasionally Lasix
• Must be flexible to float as needed to Tele or MedSurg
• Must be able to manage intermediate-care patients including chest pain, r/o MI, CHF, arrhythmias, post pacer, pre/post caths, radial bands, groin checks, and Tikosyn therapy

Unit Details

• Intermediate Care Unit with 30 beds
• Typical nurse ratios are 1:4; usually 1:5, occasionally 1:6
• Charge nurses take a full patient assignment on both day and night shift
• RN scrub color: navy blue top and bottom, navy scrub jackets, no hoodies

Schedule Expectations

• Shifts run 7a–7p and staff must be ready by 6:45 am/pm
• Weekend coverage is required
• Travelers must be flexible for holidays
• Self-scheduling is allowed if unit needs are met
• Staff are allowed 4 requested days off per month

Orientation

• First day includes approximately 4 hours with HR and 8 hours on the unit with a preceptor
• Second day is also on the unit with a preceptor
• After that, the nurse works independently

Clinical Support

• Tele techs are available
• RT manages respiratory equipment
• IV team is in-house 24/7 and performs IV starts
• Hospitalist is in-house 24/7
• Intensivist is in the ICU 24/7
• Pharmacy is in-house 24/7

Additional Notes

• All staff are required to float as needed into the rotation
• Common overflow patients requiring intermediate care acuity may be assigned