Orthopedics Acute Care RN
Rockford, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Orthopedics Acute RN

Location: Rockford, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (7a-7:30p or 7p-7:30a) Hours: 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• BLS certification
• At least 2 years of RN experience
• Orthopedic experience and skills
• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the license application has been initiated
• Negative drug screen for all panels (Drug-Free Campus)

Unit and Patient Care

• 26 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Patients include orthopedic joint replacements, trauma, spine surgery, and fractures, plus medical overflow such as GI bleed, UTI, and pneumonia
• Charge nurse staffed each shift, and is free of patients or carries a lighter assignment when possible
• Patient care techs typically have 7-13 patients each
• No ventilators; CPAP/BiPAP used at night; nasal cannula patients
• Some telemetry patients; monitor techs read and interpret strips, so RNs are not required to read strips
• RNs are not required to titrate drips

Schedule and Coverage

• Every other weekend: Days work Saturday/Sunday; Nights work Friday/Saturday
• Every other holiday: Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day
• No call or standby requirement
• Self-scheduling available; the manager works with the traveler on scheduling needs when possible
• Floats to any unit in the hospital except OB, OR, and ED

Policies and Orientation

• Local placements accepted for clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles
• Call-off policy: 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty or need to pay for the shift
• Orientation: 12 non-billable hours over 1-2 shifts; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation

Dress Code

• Any color professional scrubs (scrubs not provided)
• Closed-toe shoes
• No hoodies
• No artificial nails or nail alterations