NTICU RN
Rockford, IL
ADN Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

NTICU RN

Overview

• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours per week: 36
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 7p-7:30a
• Local placements accepted within 50 miles

Required Qualifications

• Active IL license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Must be comfortable with vent management and medication titration
• Must have experience with art lines and central lines

Preferred Qualifications

• PALS
• CRRT experience
• EVD/ICP experience

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3
• Charge nurse is present 24/7 and ideally does not take patients, but may when necessary
• CNAs are staffed
• No monitor tech on the unit
• Central monitors are on the unit and in rooms
• Phillips monitors are used
• RNs are required to know EKG rhythms and assess for need for intervention if needed
• RT manages equipment

Patient Population

• Complex trauma: head, chest, ABD, ortho trauma
• Stroke, IV tPA, thrombectomy, embolization, aneurysm coiling
• Burns, including adult complex burn and pediatrics up to 18-20% BSA without respiratory involvement
• General medical and surgical patients requiring critical care
• CRRT, EVDs, ICP monitoring

Scheduling and Policies

• Every other weekend required
• Every other holiday required
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating expected throughout the house except ER and OB
• If floated to MedSurg, ratio is capped at 1:4
• Drug screen required
• 12 hours of non-billable orientation
• Unit-specific orientation: 1-2 shifts

Submission Requirements

• Last four digits of SSN
• Middle initial
• Requested time off