ICU Registered Nurse
Macomb, Illinois
McDonough District Hospital

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Assignment

Location: Macomb, Illinois

Assignment Details

• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7 PM - 7:30 AM); also 7 AM - 7:30 PM day shifts listed
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Posted 6 weeks at a time; block scheduling may be accommodated upon request
• Weekend Requirements: Every third weekend (night shifts) or every other weekend (day shifts); workweek runs Sunday to Saturday
• Holidays: Negotiable; willingness to work holidays is helpful
• Call/Standby: Not required, but appreciated if agency nurses are willing to pick up shifts
• Dress Code: Pewter-colored scrub tops or jackets, black pants, black shoes, and black socks; colored tops allowed as long as the outermost layer is pewter

Unit Overview

• Unit: ICU
• Beds: 7
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Patient Population: COPD, AFib, post-op cases (e.g., colon resections), diabetic patients, COVID-19 patients, occasional alcohol withdrawal, suicidal patients, and GI bleeds
• Common Drips (Titrated/Set Rate): Cardizem, Levophed, Insulin (minimal sedation/ventilated patients)
• Monitoring: No dedicated monitor techs; RNs read their own strips; Nihon Kohden cardiac monitors

Required Qualifications

• Current IL license
• BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications (PALS can be obtained on site)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Must-have skill: Proficiency in managing a range of ICU patient conditions, including titrating critical drips

Preferred Qualifications

• ICU experience

Support & Floating

• Respiratory Therapy: In-house 24/7; equipment includes ventilators, BiPAP, and Vapotherm
• Hospitalist/Intensivist Support: Hospitalist and Nurse Practitioner available daily, on-call at night
• Emergency Support: ER or Anesthesia team assists in emergent situations (e.g., intubations); cardiopulmonary physician available for intubations when needed
• Staffing: House supervisor present during off shifts and weekends; charge nurse may take patient assignments
• Floating: ICU staff may float to Med-Surg/Acute Care (1:4 ratio) when necessary, though infrequent; travelers generally remain in the ICU
• Nurse Aides: Nurse aides from Acute Care can float to assist, but ICU is generally total patient care

Orientation

• Unit-Specific Orientation: 3 shifts in the first week

  • Day 1: 12-hour shift covering HR, infection control, computer-based learning, and equipment training with Staff Development
  • Day 2: 4 additional hours of unit orientation and Staff Development
  • Day 3: 12-hour shift on the floor with a preceptor