ICU Registered Nurse
Quincy, IL
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

ICU (Intensive Care Unit) RN - Quincy, Illinois

Contract Details

• Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 3 shifts of 12 hours starting at 7 AM
• Scheduling: Schedules out 6 weeks in advance; block scheduling not guaranteed but can be discussed with leadership
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday for both shifts)
• Holiday Requirement: Included in holiday rotation with core staff
• Call/Standby: None
• Floating: May float occasionally to PCU or CVICU, mostly as help-all roles

Experience & Licensure

• Required Specialty Experience: At least 1 year of critical care experience (ICU/CCU)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not specified as required
• Licensure: Active Illinois RN license required
• Trauma Experience: Must have experience in Level I or Level II Trauma center
• Facility Size Experience: Experience working in hospitals with 300+ beds preferred

Certifications

• Required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Preferred: PALS

Unit Information

• Unit: ICU (2nd floor MICU and some SICU)
• Beds: 16
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Charge Nurse: Day shift usually a staff nurse; night shift sometimes house supervisor who takes a smaller assignment
• Nurse Aids: Yes, present on unit
• Hospitalists/Intensivists: 24/7 coverage by intensivists and hospitalists (MD & NP)
• Respiratory Therapist: Assigned 24/7 to ICU/PCU
• Respiratory Equipment: Full range including vents, CPAP, BiPAP
• Telemetry: Tele monitor tech monitors; RNs interpret strips (Draeger monitors)

Patient Types & Procedures

• Common diagnoses and patient types include:

  • CRRT (prismaflex), rotaprone, TTM (Arctic Sun)
  • Mass transfusions, train of 4 monitoring, frequent paralysis
  • ECMO at times, 24-hour EEG monitoring, EVD, LP drain
  • Neurosurgery patients, MTP, trauma cases (drownings, tractor rollovers, fractures, MVAs), spinal injuries, sepsis, DKA, post-surgical recovery, COVID, post-heart cath care
  • Bedside procedures such as tracheostomies, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopies, arterial line insertion
  • Organ recovery (procurement only, no transplants)

Skills & Responsibilities

• Experience preferred in pulling sheaths and CRRT
• Must be able to titrate drips (e.g., Precedex, pressors, antiarrhythmics, sedation, common ICU drips)
• RNs interpret telemetry strips
• Dress code: Black scrubs
• Orientation: 1-12 hour shift on unit of hire plus a 12-14 hour first day for computer-based modules and general orientation

This position is ideal for ICU RNs with critical care experience, trauma center exposure, and comfort managing complex patients and procedures in a busy Level I/II trauma hospital setting.