OB RN
Peru, Illinois
OSF HealthCare Saint Elizabeth Medical Center

Registered Nurse

Location

Peru, Illinois

Contract Length

10 weeks

Shift

Nights, 12-hour shifts

Weekly Hours

36

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• ACLS (AHA)
• BLS (AHA)
• NRP
• EFM
• Negative drug screen required
• Must provide the last four digits of SSN
• Must provide middle initial
• Must provide requested time off

Experience / Skills

• Experience with newborn stabilization
• Experience as circulator for C-sections

Unit Details

• OB unit with low-risk and high-risk obstetric patients
• Level 1 perinatal/nursery designation
• 4 L&D beds
• 1 LDRP bed
• 1 OR suite
• 1 PACU/recovery bed
• 4 OB flex triage beds
• 6 postpartum beds
• Approximately 647 births per year

Responsibilities

• Titrate drips as needed
• Read fetal heart rate strips
• Float to other units as needed
• May be assigned as sitter, helping hands RN, or patient care technician when floated outside scope

Scheduling Requirements

• 3 weekends in a 6-week schedule
• Holiday rotation required
• May be on call or standby during low census
• May float 0–3 shifts per week
• Possible mid-shift floating between Ottawa and Peru locations

Additional Notes

• 12 hours of non-billable orientation
• Scrubs are your choice, but hospital-provided scrubs are required when caring for a patient going to the OR for C-section
• Central monitoring is used for fetal, newborn, and adult monitoring