OB Acute RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

OB Acute RN

Location

• Peoria, Illinois

Contract Length

• 15 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Shift as assigned
• Every 3rd weekend
• Every other holiday
• No call requirement

Unit / Setting

• OB Acute/Post Partum RN
• 9 LDR procedure rooms
• 2 OR suites for C-sections
• 1 PACU
• 6 L&D triage rooms
• 18-bed antepartum unit
• 36 postpartum private rooms

Required Qualifications

• Active IL license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS
• NRP
• Required assessments
• Care of the post-partum patient
• Must be able to titrate drips
• Must be able to work with insulin or heparin titration orders
• Must produce a negative drug screen for all panels

Preferred

• ACLS
• Lactation education/support experience
• Level 2 Nursery experience

Clinical Details

• Common patients: postpartum moms and newborn infants
• AWHONN ratio: 1 to 3
• Charge RN is on duty 24/7
• PCTs assist primarily with adult patients
• Labor hospitalist is in house 24/7
• Newborn hospitalists are in house daily, with NICU coverage at night for emergencies
• RNs are not required to read or interpret telemetry strips
• Home CPAP or BiPAP may need to be handled if the patient has it

Floating

• May float within the Family Birthing Center
• May float to Behavioral Health
• May float to Women’s Care Unit
• May float to L&D to assist in recoveries, general support, and sitter patients if AWHONN monitor trained

Orientation

• 2 full 12-hour shifts on OB Acute
• 1 day in L&D
• 1 day in WCU

Submission Requirements

• Last four digits of SSN
• Middle initial
• Requested time off