CVICU RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

RN, Adult Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (Nights)

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7p-7a) Hours: 36 hours per week

Unit Overview

• 20 private beds, all monitored
• Nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1, 1:2, or 2:1, based on patient acuity
• PCT ratios of approximately 1:12 to 1:15, sometimes higher depending on staffing
• Charge nurses on duty 24/7, who sometimes take teams
• House supervisor on duty 24/7
• Respiratory therapists on duty 24/7
• CV APNs/PAs and CCS APNs/PAs present most of the time, with providers on call otherwise
• Monitor techs on the unit
• All patients on Philips monitoring; RNs are expected to read and interpret strips

Patient Population

• Post open-heart surgery patients: CABG, valves, CABG/valve, dissections, AAA, vascular procedures, carotids, and other post-cardiovascular procedures
• STEMI, unstable angina, unstable NSTEMI, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy
• Targeted temperature management (hypothermia)
• Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing
• Severe heart failure, TAVRs, cardiac events requiring ICU care
• Ventilated patients
• Overflow patients from other ICUs, including COVID-19 patients
• Soon to come: post-VAD placement and post-heart transplant patients

Equipment and Care

• Specialty equipment: IABPs, Impellas, Swan-Ganz catheters, ECMO, external pacemakers, CRRT
• Lines: PICC, midlines, CVC, Swans, arterial lines (radial and femoral)
• Respiratory equipment: ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, heated high flow, and nitric oxide
• Titrates multiple drips, including dopamine, dobutamine, Levophed, epinephrine, neosynephrine, vasopressin, Cleviprex, propofol, fentanyl, Versed, insulin, heparin, and esmolol. Some drips are set-rate, protocol-driven, or titrated by order.
• Temporary pacemakers are used on many patients, and multiple EP patients are admitted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• CVICU (2 years of experience)
• CVICU experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Scheduling and Policies

• Self-scheduling is not available for non-mission-partner clinicians; no block scheduling
• Every other weekend. Day shift weekends are Saturday and Sunday; night shift weekends are Friday and Saturday.
• Every other holiday
• Floats to every level of care; travelers are expected to take a full team
• Call-off policy: equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks, with no penalty
• 12 non-billable orientation hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• No particular scrub color; attire must be clean and appropriate in fit. Scrubs are not provided.