Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Freeport, IL
TotalMed RN
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Department: ICU | RN: Required: Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS* IL license required to submit, Experience: 2+ years ICU, Code Blue Command RN and phlebotomy are a plus.

- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:2-3 some patients are lower acuity.
- Common diagnoses: Sepsis, General Medical, General Surgical, Stroke (TNK),
DKA, PNA, ETOH withdrawal. Post cath recovery- radial/femoral sites. No CVOR. No CRRT, abdominal surgical. In the rare case there is a balloon pump, core staff would take. ICU RNs run codes in the facility. In the event of a code- the other ICU nurses cover. They also have tele attached to the unit and those nurses can assist in backing up while the code nurse is out. Unit is primarily primary care
nursing.
- Expectation for ICU nurse to run codes. EICU at night for 6 of the 8 beds- Align with UW Health center. Highly prefer previous travel. Meditech experience a plus.
- Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes
- Common titratable: Levo, Neo, Propofol, Fentanyl, Precedex, Insulin, TNK etc. Do
some mixing of medications.
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge Nurse takes Assignment, Nursing
Supervisor, patient free.
- Are there nurse aids on this unit: Care Support/Unit Secretary/CNA when acuity
warrants. Typically they have a CNA that is trained to support as unit secretary as
well.
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, hospitalist 24/7 (In house during the day).
- RT Equipment: Yes
- Are there Tele on this unit: RN's responsible for strips. No monitor tech. GE
Carescape and Airstrip Technology.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts (0700-1930 or 1900-0730). Scheduled on
shifts most in need. Staffing is census based. There is at least one nurse on staff
even without patients (which is rare). ER nurse can also be used as back up.
- Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
- Holiday Requirements: Holiday Rotation.
- Is there a call or standby requirement: Not for agency, yes for core staff.
- Floating Requirements: Yes, MedSurg, Tele, ER - full patient load.
- Scrub Color: Any color professional scrubs.
- Department specific orientation: Yes, 2 12 hour shifts. Will have a resource for
documentation.