Acute Care Med Surg RN
Peoria, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Acute Care RN (Registered Nurse), Nights

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7p-7a), 36 hours per week Placement: Accepts local placements (clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles)

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• Illinois RN licensure (active IL license, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• Must be able to produce a negative drug screen for all panels (facility is a drug-free campus)

Unit Details

• 29 beds with a mixture of private and semi-private rooms
• Typical census 22-26, target census 25, can flex in either direction
• Patient ratios: 4-5:1 (days), 5-6:1 (nights)
• Mostly medical diagnoses, including GI bleeds, sepsis, cellulitis, CHF, COVID, comfort measures, osteomyelitis, falls in elderly patients, DVT, and pulmonary embolisms
• Some patients leave for surgery or procedures and return to the unit
• No ventilators; patients may have oxygen up to 6L NC and stable BiPAP/CPAP at night or as needed

Clinical Responsibilities

• RNs titrate drips: Heparin only
• RNs are expected to attempt IV starts and use unit resources if unsuccessful; an inpatient phlebotomy team handles blood draws
• Patients requiring telemetry are monitored remotely by the house-wide telemetry department; unit monitors are primarily Philips

Support Staff and Coverage

• 24-hour charge RN coverage; the goal is for the charge RN to be free of assignment
• 24-hour crisis RN coverage, plus an administrative supervisor available 24/7 as a resource
• 24-hour patient care tech coverage at a ratio of 1:10
• Unit clerk with 24-hour coverage

Floating

• Travel RNs are first to float as needed
• May float to other med/surg-like units
• Does not float to ICUs and does not care for chemo patients

Schedule and Policies

• Every other weekend; day shift weekend is Sat/Sun, night shift weekend is Fri/Sat
• Holidays rotated
• No call or standby requirement
• Call-off policy: 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty or obligation to pay for the shift
• Orientation: 2 shifts of unit/department orientation, plus 12 non-billable orientation hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• Scrubs: any color, provided by the staff member; pediatric scrubs not permitted