ER RN
Decatur, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

ED RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Decatur, Illinois
• Day shift: 3x12, 7:00–19:00
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• 32-bed ED
• Average daily census: 120
• Ratio: 1:4 on all shifts
• First-timers accepted
• Locals accepted
• Will float as needed within scope
• No on-call
• No block schedule

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• ED - Emergency Department (2 years of experience)
• ED - Emergency Department experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• TNCC
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience working with Suicidal patients
• Experience working with Neuro Trauma patients
• Experience working with Ortho Trauma patients
• Experience with Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Experience with Obtain 12 lead EKG
• Experience with Blood Product Administration
• Experience with central line care/management
• General Emergency Department experience in a combined Adult/Pedi setting
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills: interpretation of dysrhythmias, management of dysrhythmias, management of patient with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure, obtain 12 lead EKG
• IV therapy/phlebotomy skills: blood product administration, central line care/management, phlebotomy, starting IVs
• Medication skills: continuous IV paralytics, continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, procedural sedation administration
• Neurological case skills: CVA, ICP monitoring, Neuro-Trauma, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury
• Orthopedic case skill: Ortho-trauma
• Pediatric case skills: abdominal pain, asthma, burns, epiglottitis, head injury, hyperglycemia, identifying and reporting abuse, infections, mental/behavioral health concerns, near drowning, poison ingestion, respiratory infections, seizures, sickle cell crisis, skin disorders, spinal cord injury, urinary tract infections
• Psychiatric case skills: acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, psychiatric hold, suicidal patient
• Respiratory case skills: chest tube insertion/management, CPAP/BiPAP, interpretation of ABGs, intubation, ventilated patients
• Shock/trauma case skills: gunshot wounds, traumatic amputation
• Professional skills: isolation precautions, triage
• Tele interpretations
• Ventilators

Preferred Qualifications

• Cerner experience
• Previous charge experience

Facility Details

• Acute care hospital
• Level II trauma center
• 280 staffed beds
• Scrub color: royal blue
• Charting: Cerner

Additional Notes

• Parking permit required, no cost