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

Nephrology RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Peoria, Illinois Department: Nephrology Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week) Contract Length: 15 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the licensing application has been initiated
• BLS (AHA)
• Gen-med background
• Positive attitude, teamwork, and dependability
• Negative drug screen for all panels (the campus is drug-free)

Preferred Qualifications

• Nephrology or urology background

Clinical Focus

• ESRD, AKI, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients
• Parathyroidectomies (some with auto-implants), ileal conduit creations, TURPS, prostatectomies, kidney stones, graft/fistula repairs
• Deceased and living donor kidney and pancreas transplants (new post-op and rejection), transplant biopsies
• General medicine overflow

Unit Details

• 21 beds: all private except one semi-private room (2 patients)
• Overhead lift equipment in all rooms
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:4-5 (days), 1:5-6 (nights)
• Patient care techs (PCTs): 2 per shift, with a ratio of 1:10-11. PCTs perform vital signs, baths, activity, accu-checks, Foley removal, and CBI emptying and hanging, but do not titrate CBI.
• Charge nurse and house supervisor available 24/7. The charge nurse normally does not take patients but may have a small team if staffing requires.

Nursing Responsibilities

• RNs are not required to titrate drips. No titratable or set-rate drips are common on the unit.
• No ventilators. BiPAP and CPAP are for sleep only. Trached and heated high-flow patients are rarely seen.
• Respiratory therapists are available for assistance and treatments. RNs administer inhalers.
• Telemetry is monitored off-unit. Nurses are not required to read or interpret telemetry and receive pages for rhythm changes or specific rhythm/heart rate information. Monitors are Philips.
• Bedside report and 1-2 hour rounding on patients are required.

Schedule and Expectations

• Nights: 3 x 12s (7p-7:30a)
• Self-scheduling is available, and block scheduling and traveler needs are accommodated while meeting unit needs.
• Nights weekends: every other weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun). The unit may currently need fewer night weekends because of weekend-only staff.
• Holidays: every other holiday, with flexibility to negotiate.
• No call or standby shifts.

Floating

• May float to other general medicine units.
• May occasionally be asked to float as a sitter or to the ED or ICUs, but this is very infrequent.

Orientation

• 12 non-billable orientation hours with a preceptor over 3 days. Guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation.

Attendance Policy

• Call-off policy: equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks, with no penalty or need to pay for the shift.

Dress Code

• Any color scrubs.
• No artificial or gel nails, or chipped polish.
• No visible tattoos or piercings. Females may wear one pair of simple earrings.

Placement Eligibility

• Local placements are accepted for clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles.