Intermediate Care Unit RN
Springfield, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (IMC RN)

Location: Springfield, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Intermediate Care Unit (IMC) Registered Nurse
• Shift: 3x12 hour day shifts (06:45 AM - 07:15 PM)
• Average Daily Census: 38 patients
• Weekend Requirement: Work every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: May float within scope to like units as needed
• Block Schedule: Open to discussion with manager
• Locals Accepted: Yes, no radius restrictions
• License Requirement: Must have an active Illinois RN license (pending licenses not accepted)
• Return to Office Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days

Experience & Certifications

• Required Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-timers Accepted: Yes
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Certifications Required:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
• Preferred Experience:

  • Previous charge nurse experience preferred
  • Teaching hospital experience preferred
  • Level I Trauma experience preferred
• Electronic Medical Record: Cerner experience required

Required Clinical Skills & Experience

Work Setting Experience

• MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown units

Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response

• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry (unit and remote monitoring)

Cardiovascular Case Skills

• Post Cardiac Angiogram
• Post Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Pre/Post Cardiac Catheterization
• Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery
• Sheath Removal, TR band management

Gastrointestinal

• Feeding tube care and management

Genitourinary/Renal

• Pre/Post Hemodialysis management
• Renal failure care

IV Therapy / Phlebotomy

• Accessing ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line and peripheral line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs

Medication Management

• Heparin protocols
• Manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (with and without titration)
• PCA management

Neurological/Psychiatric

• Care for CVA (stroke) patients
• Experience with surgical drains

Respiratory

• Chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks
• Non-invasive airway management

Professional Skills

• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac management

Facility Highlights

• Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Magnet designated hospital
• Total staffed beds: 562
• Charting system: Cerner
• Scrub color: Any solid color
• Parking: Permit required, no cost

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Valid/current US Driver’s License or State ID
• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• Education verification (degree or transcript)
• State-specific criminal and offender registry checks as required by Illinois
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including labs
• Fit mask test (specific mask types required)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• Immunizations or titers for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required annually
• Competency exam and skills checklist for clinical candidates
• Photo for badge within one week of signing contract
• Code of conduct acknowledgment
• Parking permit form

Notes

• Candidates must be able to perform core functions without restrictions and be free of communicable diseases.
• Facility can accommodate latex allergies.
• Candidates must complete fingerprinting in Illinois if not holding an active IL license.
• Candidates should be prepared for possible floating to similar units as needed.

This position is suitable for RNs with at least 2 years of experience in telemetry or intermediate care settings who are comfortable managing complex cardiac, respiratory, and renal patients in a Level I trauma, Magnet-designated acute care hospital.