LTAC Med Surg RN
Peoria, Illinois
Kindred Hospital Peoria

LTAC Med Surg RN

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7:00 to 7:30 start) Hours: 36 per week Placement: Accepts local placements (clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles)

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS certification
• Negative drug screen for all panels (facility is a drug-free campus)
• Experience or "must have" skills: PEG tube care and feedings, CVC/PICC/Midline usage and care, tracheostomy patients
• RNs are required to titrate drips (common titratable drip: heparin)

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS (preferred, not required)

Unit Details

• Unit: MedSurg, 10 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:05
• Common diagnoses: Respiratory failure, post-surgical, wound care, IV antibiotics, post-CVA, post-trauma, cardiac patients
• Nursing assistants/patient care techs: Yes, 1:10 ratio
• Respiratory therapy: RT manages all respiratory equipment (ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, high-flow, etc.)
• Telemetry: Housewide telemetry packs, monitored by a monitor tech stationed in the ICU
• Charge nurse/support: House supervisor available 24/7
• Float scope: Qualified MedSurg nurses may float to ICU; MedSurg nurses will float to Acute Rehab from time to time

Schedule

• Weekends: Every other weekend, and to fill holes
• Holidays: Holiday rotation, and to fill holes
• On-call/standby: Not at this time, but subject to change
• Call-off policy: Equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty or need to pay for the shift

Orientation

• 12 non-billable hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• Classroom orientation per facility policy, plus 2 shifts on the unit with a preceptor

Dress Code

• Scrubs only; any color
• Only facility-approved t-shirts are permitted