Acute Care Medical-Surgical RN
Peoria, IL
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Acute Care RN - Illinois (Peoria)

Unit Details

• Department: Acute Care G200
• Beds: 29 beds (typical census 22-26, target 25)
• Room Type: Mix of private and semi-private rooms
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • Days: 4-5 patients per nurse
  • Nights: 5-6 patients per nurse

Patient Population & Care

• Wide range of medical diagnoses including:

  • GI bleeds
  • Sepsis
  • Cellulitis
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
  • COVID-19
  • Comfort measures
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Elderly patients who fall
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Pulmonary embolisms
• Patients may leave for surgery or procedures and return to the unit

Clinical Responsibilities

• RNs are required to titrate drips (Heparin only)
• Common drips: Heparin only
• RNs expected to attempt IV starts; inpatient phlebotomy team available for blood draws

Staffing & Support

• 24-hour Charge RN coverage; charge RN goal is to be free of patient assignment
• 24-hour Crisis RN coverage
• Administrative supervisor available 24/7
• 24-hour Patient Care Technician (PCT) coverage with a ratio of 1:10
• Telemetry monitored remotely by house-wide telemetry department; unit uses primarily Phillips equipment
• Unit clerk (PCL) with 24-hour coverage

Equipment

• No ventilators on unit
• Oxygen up to 6L nasal cannula
• Stable BiPAP/CPAP at night or as needed

Scheduling

• 12-hour shifts: 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend

  • Day shift weekends: Saturday and Sunday
  • Night shift weekends: Friday and Saturday
• Holiday rotation required
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating: Travel RNs float first as needed to other med/surg units (no ICU or chemo patients)

Orientation & Dress Code

• Unit-specific orientation: 2 shifts
• Scrub color: Any color, staff provide their own (no pediatric scrubs)

Requirements & Notes

• Must have BLS certification and active Illinois RN license (or application in process)
• Drug-free campus: negative drug screen required for all panels
• Local placements accepted within 50-mile radius
• Non-billable orientation hours: 12 hours
• OSF Call Off Policy: Equivalent of 12 hours off every 13 weeks with no penalty

Contract Length

• 18 weeks

This position is suitable for RNs experienced in acute care medical units with a variety of medical diagnoses and comfortable with titrating heparin drips and working in a supportive team environment.