PCU RN
Springfield, IL
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

IMC/Stepdown/PCU RN

Location: Springfield, Illinois Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Specialty: Registered Nurse Start Requirements: Active Illinois license required to apply. Pending licenses are not accepted.

Schedule

• Shift: 3x12-hour days, 6:45 AM to 7:15 PM (36 hours per week)
• Weekends: Works every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Float: Will float as needed within scope to meet facility needs
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating; discuss with manager
• Return-to-office restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days
• Guaranteed hours: Client may cancel up to 36 hours over the 13-week assignment. Cancellations beyond this are billed to the client. Being placed on-call in lieu of a call-off counts as a cancelled shift.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Experience working with Neuro patients
• Experience working with Spinal Cord Injury patients
• Experience working with Cardiac Surgery patients
• Experience with pre/post cardiac cath patient care
• Post cardiac angiogram care
• Sheath removal
• TR band
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management

Facility Details

• Acute care hospital, Level I trauma center, Magnet facility
• 562 total staffed beds
• Scrub color: any solid color
• Parking permit required at no cost

Onboarding Requirements

• Background and identity:

  • Background check within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually, including SSN trace, counties, states, national criminal, national sex offender, and FACIS Level 3
  • EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days prior to start
  • Education verification
  • Illinois state searches within 30 days of start
  • Illinois Healthcare Worker Registry fingerprinting for clinical candidates without an Illinois state license. Prints must be taken in Illinois 3 business days before start.
  • Valid US driver's license or state ID
• Health documents:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DC, APN, FNP, or DO
  • Fit test with acceptable N95 mask (3M 1860 small or regular, 1870, or 1870+). PAPR users do not need clearance documentation.
  • TB screening (2-step PPD, TSPOT, or Qgold) within 1 year of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella immunity (vaccine series, positive titer, or signed declination)
  • 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (dilute results are not accepted)
  • Flu vaccination or exemption documentation by 11/30
  • Labs completed or scheduled within 7 days of signing
• Other:

  • 2 professional references
  • Skills checklist and competency exam
  • Badge photo and badge name confirmation
  • Code of conduct signed within 7 days of contract signing
  • Computer-based modules completed by 4 PM CST on the first day of orientation