Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Libertyville, TX
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

UNIT:  ER
MGR INTERVIEW

 Required Certifications:
o   BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC; CPI/MOAB, TCRN, TNS, ENPC preferred

Skills required
o   IV starts, assisting with chest tube insertion, medication titration (pressors, insulin, sedation), trauma experience, stroke experience with TPA administration; US guided IV preferred

o   All agency staff assigned to the ED at Condell are re-validated on their ability to draw a blood culture without a break in technique leading to a contaminated specimen

o   EPIC experience

Education required:

Patient Ratios:
o   RN: 1:4-6; usually 1:4-5 during days and will flex to 6 at night
▪          When fully staffed, ratio is 1:3

Patient Types:

o   Average patient load: 150 patients per 24 hours

o   All ED patient types from neonates to geriatrics

o   No inpatient pediatric units – will transfer pediatrics to Advocate Lutheran or Advocate Children’s

o   Stroke (TPA administration), DKA, Trauma (GSW, MVC, elderly falls), geriatric psych, abdominal pain, COVID, STEMI

o   Heavy behavioral health population

o   ICU Holds – department has capabilities of EICU RN

General Information
o   Beds: 44 individual rooms, 10 hallway beds, approx. 5 cardiac chairs
o   Will you accept a traveler with 1 year experience? No, 2 years of recent ED experience
o   Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, with 2 years of ED experience

About Facility
o   Libertyville, IL
o   Level 1 Trauma Center
o   Level II NICU
o   Magnet Designation
o   Primary Stroke Center
o   Bed: 273
o   AAH will require the Covid vaccine.

Technology/Equipment:
o   EMR: EPIC - required
o   IV pumps: Alaris
o   Medication dispensing: Pxyis
o   Ranger – massive transfusions

Floating: If yes, where?
o   None

Scheduling:

o   Weekend rotation: Every other
o   On call? No
o    Holiday Expectations:

o   Shift times (open to a flexible schedule)
▪          Days: 7a-7p
▪          Mids: 3p-3a
▪          Nights: 7p-7a
o   Schedule cycle: Created for 6 weeks at a time – self scheduling

Scrub Color:
▪          RN: Navy Blue
▪          CNA: Teal

o   Free Parking? Yes