Stepdown Care Unit RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Stepdown Care Unit RN

Overview

• Role: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Specialty/Unit: Stepdown Care Unit
• Location: Peoria, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: Every other holiday rotation
• Floating: First to float; may float to ICU with extensive ICU experience, otherwise to other Stepdown or Gen Med
• Call/standby: No
• Local placements: Accepted within 50 miles

Required Qualifications

• Active IL license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS
• ICU/Intermediate (Stepdown) experience with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 3:1 or 2:1
• Trach and vent experience
• Must be able to titrate drips

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS

Unit Details

• 21 beds
• 9 private rooms; the rest are semi-private
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 3:1
• Combined unit includes medical, neuro, neuro surgical, general/trauma surgical, and trauma patients
• Common patient types include COPD, CHF, DM, sepsis, ESRD, liver failure, pancreatitis, GI bleeds, DKA, alcohol withdrawal/overdoses, complex pneumonia, stroke, seizures, post-op craniotomy, lumbar drains, trauma, post-op surgeries, radical neck dissections, total laryngectomies, cardiac patients, BiPAP, CPAP, face mask ventilator, trachs, trach’d patients on ventilators, chest tubes, G tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, central lines, and arterial lines
• Tele techs interpret strips; RNs confirm
• 2 PCTs per shift
• Charge nurse is free unless staffing is not ideal, then may take patients
• House supervisor is available 24/7

Additional Notes

• Drug screen required
• Non-billable orientation: 12 hours
• Orientation includes 1 day for EPIC, 1 day with the educator, and 1 day on the floor with an RN
• Scrub color: any color