Intermediate Care Stepdown RN
Bloomington, Illinois
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care

Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Unit Overview

• Inpatient acute care unit with 32 private beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3-4
• Unit cares for patients with a wide range of medical conditions including COPD, CHF, Diabetes, sepsis, renal issues, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, respiratory conditions, neuro/surgical/cardiac patients
• Procedures and equipment include care for patients with Bipap, Cpap, tracheostomies, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, central lines, ablation/cath lab patients, dialysis
• EMR system: EPIC
• Medication dispensing system: Pyxis

Schedule

• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Rotating nights, weekends, and holidays
• Included in holiday and weekend rotation

Floating

• Travel RNs float first
• May float to ICU if extensive ICU experience is present; otherwise float to general medical floors
• Assignments based on level of care (e.g., ICU: 2 patients, Gen Med: 5-6 patients)

Required Qualifications

• Must be able to read telemetries
• Comfortable managing chest tubes
• Certifications required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Dress code: Scrubs, any color

Orientation

• One day with education team
• One day floor orientation

Experience

• Specialty: Intermediate Care
• Minimum years of experience: Not explicitly stated; must be comfortable with telemetry and chest tubes (implies intermediate care experience)
• Prior travel experience: Not specified as required

This position is suitable for RNs experienced in intermediate care who are comfortable managing complex patients and procedures in an acute inpatient setting.