IMU RN
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling Hospital

IMU RN

Role

• RN in the Intermediate Care Unit (IMU - Intermediate Care Unit), 30 beds

Location

• Wheeling, West Virginia

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Must submit a copy of an unexpired driver’s license
• Licensing hits must be disclosed at time of submission

Unit Details

• Ratios are typically 1:5, with a goal of 1:4; occasionally 1:6
• Charge nurses take a full patient assignment on both day and night shift
• Nurse aides are usually 2-3 CNAs with ratios of 1:10-12
• Tele monitors: Nihon Kohden
• Nurses must be able to read and interpret their own strips
• RN’s must be able to titrate drips: Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Labetolol, Nitro, and Heparin; occasionally Lasix
• All respiratory equipment is managed by RT
• Hospitalist is in-house 24/7
• Intensivist is in the ICU 24/7
• IV team is in-house 24/7 and does all IV starts
• RT is in-house 24/7
• Pharmacy is in-house 24/7
• Shifts are 12 hours, 7a-7p
• Must be on the unit ready to go by 6:45 am/pm
• Self-scheduling is allowed as long as unit needs are met
• Staff are allowed 4 requested days off per month
• Travelers must be flexible for holidays
• RN scrub color: navy blue top and bottom, navy scrub jackets, no hoodies

Floating

• Required to float as needed into Tele or MedSurg
• MedSurg float ratios can be up to 1:6, possibly 1:7

Orientation

• First day: approximately 4 hours with HR, then 8 hours on the unit with a preceptor
• Second day: on the unit with a preceptor
• After that, the nurse works independently

Patient Population

• Chest pain
• Rule out MI
• CHF
• Arrhythmias
• Post pacer
• Pre/post caths
• Radial band management and removal, but not sheath pulls
• Groin checks
• Overflow patients requiring intermediate care acuity
• Rare chest tubes
• Patients on Tikosyn therapy