NTICU RN
Rockford, Illinois
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center

NTICU RN

Overview

• Role: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Specialty/Unit: SAMC - NTICU
• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Active IL license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Must be comfortable with vent management and medication titration
• Must have experience with art lines and central lines

Preferred

• PALS
• CRRT experience
• EVD/ICP experience

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3
• Charge nurse is present 24/7 and ideally does not take patients, but may when necessary
• CNAs are staffed
• No monitor tech on the unit
• Central monitors are on the unit and in rooms
• Phillips monitors
• RNs are required to know EKG rhythms and assess for intervention if needed
• RT manages equipment
• Common patient types include complex trauma, stroke, IV tPA, thrombectomy, embolization, aneurysm coiling, burns, and general medical/surgical critical care patients
• Common ICU drips are used
• Hospitalist is in house 24/7
• eICU is available after hours for pulmonary support

Scheduling

• Every other weekend required
• Every other holiday required
• No call or standby requirement

Floating

• Expected to float throughout the house except ER and OB
• If floated to MedSurg, ratio is capped at 1:4

Additional Information

• Local placements accepted within a 50-mile radius
• Local rate adjustment applies to clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles
• 12 hours of non-billable orientation
• Unit/department orientation is 1-2 shifts
• Any color professional scrubs are allowed
• Scrubs are available when caring for a burn patient with dressing changes
• Drug screen required
• Submission requires last four digits of SSN, middle initial, and requested time off