Registered Nurse – Med-Surg Acute Care
Peoria, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Acute Care Unit

Location

• Peoria, Illinois
• Local placements accepted within a 50-mile radius

Contract Length

• Approximately 18 weeks

Unit Details

• Acute Care Unit with 29 beds (typical census 22-26, target 25)
• 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 includes a wide range of medical diagnoses such as GI bleeds, sepsis, cellulitis, CHF, COVID, comfort care, osteomyelitis, elderly patients with falls, DVT, and pulmonary embolisms
• Patients may leave for surgery or procedures and return to the unit

Work Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
• 36 hours per week
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend (Friday/Saturday for night shift)
• Holiday rotation included
• No call or standby requirements

Orientation & Training

• 2 shifts of unit-specific orientation
• 12 non-billable orientation hours

Required Certifications & Licenses

• Illinois RN license (active or application in process)
• BLS certification

Clinical Responsibilities

• RNs are required to titrate drips (Heparin only)
• Expected to attempt IV starts; inpatient phlebotomy team available for blood draws
• Patients may require oxygen up to 6L NC, stable BiPAP/CPAP at night or as needed
• No ventilator management on this unit

Staffing & Support

• 24-hour Charge RN coverage; charge nurse generally free of patient assignment
• 24-hour Crisis RN coverage and administrative supervisor available 24/7
• 24-hour Patient Care Technician (PCT) coverage with a ratio of 1:10
• Telemetry monitored remotely by a dedicated telemetry department; unit uses Phillips monitors
• Unit clerk (PCL) coverage 24 hours

Additional Information

• Travel RNs are first to float as needed to other med/surg-like units (no ICU or chemo patients)
• Dress code: staff provide their own scrubs; any color allowed except pediatric scrubs
• Drug-free campus policy with mandatory negative drug screen for all panels

Notes

• No floating to ICU or chemo units
• No call or standby required
• Local rate adjustments apply for clinicians living within 50 miles (not included here)