ICU RN
Quincy, Illinois
Blessing Hospital

ICU/CCU RN (Nights)

Location: Quincy, Illinois (about 2 hours from St. Louis, MO) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 3 x 12-hour shifts starting at 7 (36 hours per week)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• At least 1 year of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with Level 1 or Level 2 trauma patients
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification

Preferred Qualifications

• PALS certification
• Heavy cardiac experience
• CRRT experience (highly preferred)
• Experience pulling sheaths

Unit and Patient Profile

• Unit: ICU (2nd floor), MICU, and some SICU
• Beds: 16
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2
• Patient types: CRRT (Prismaflex), rotaprone, TTM (Arctic Sun), mass transfusions, train-of-4 monitoring, frequent paralytics, ECMO at times, 24-hour EEG monitoring, EVD, LP drain, neurosurgery, MTP, trauma (drownings, tractor rollovers, fractures, MVAs), spinal injuries, sepsis, DKA, recovery surgeries, COVID, post-heart cath patients (sometimes pulling sheaths), and SI
• Procedures: Bedside procedures, trachs, CT insertion, bronchoscopy, arterial line insertion, and organ recovery (procurement only; no transplants performed on the unit)
• Titratable drips: Yes, RNs titrate drips, including Precedex, pressors, antiarrhythmics, sedation, and common ICU drips

Support and Staffing

• Nurse aides are available on the unit.
• A 24/7 intensivist and hospitalist are in house (DR and NP).
• RT is assigned 24/7 to ICU/PCU and handles all respiratory equipment.
• A telemetry monitor tech monitors patients; RNs interpret their own strips.
• Day shift charge nurse is usually a facility staff nurse. On nights, the house supervisor sometimes fills the role. Charge nurses take a smaller assignment to assist.

Schedule and Expectations

• Schedules are posted 6 weeks in advance. Block scheduling is not guaranteed; discuss scheduling needs with the leader.
• Weekends: every other weekend, both Saturday and Sunday for both shifts.
• Holidays: included in the holiday rotation with core staff.
• On-call or standby: none.
• Floating: Float as help-alls to PCU and CVICU. Floating is infrequent and may involve taking patients, but is mostly help-all coverage.

Orientation and Dress Code

• Scrub color: Black
• Orientation: One 12-hour shift on the shift and unit of hire. The first day is 12 to 14 hours and covers competencies, computer-based modules, and general orientation.