ER RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

ER RN

Location: Peoria, Illinois Unit: ER Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the license application has been initiated
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, ENPC or PALS, and TNCC or TNS
• Must pass a drug screen for all panels (facility is a drug-free campus)

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 2 years of nursing experience
• At least 1 prior travel assignment
• SANE RN experience
• Experience at a teaching hospital with residents

Patient Population and Acuity

• Level 1 trauma center with 65 private rooms and 2 trauma bays
• Patients range from newborns to the elderly, from minor to critically ill, including cardiac arrest, strokes, and heart attacks
• Level 1 and 2 trauma patients are cared for in the trauma bay by a specialized trauma team
• Travelers may care for trauma patients after stabilization in the bay and transfer to a pod, but are unlikely to be the primary nurse in the trauma bay
• Nurses titrate all types of drips, including vasopressors, cardiac drips, and antihypertensives

Staffing and Scheduling

• Patient ratio: 1:3 to 5, varies with acuity and department needs
• ED tech ratio: 1:9
• Nurses must interpret and act on rhythms; a monitor tech is also available
• Respiratory therapists assist with ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow equipment
• Radiology staff or transport handles X-ray and CT transport
• Nurses and techs draw labs; phlebotomy sometimes draws boarder labs
• Minimum of 3 attendings at all times; a house supervisor is on site 24/7
• Two charge nurses per shift, who do not routinely take assignments but may act as the second nurse in traumas or critical patients
• Travelers are scheduled by the scheduling manager and can submit time-off requests in their contract, which are approved or denied based on the department's ability to accommodate them
• Block scheduling is offered when possible, usually 2 on, 4 off, or 6 in a row
• Weekends: every other weekend; 7p–7a shifts work Sat/Sun, and 7a–7p shifts work Fri/Sat
• Holidays: every other or as needed, negotiable based on contract request
• No call or standby requirement for travelers
• Positions are not day/night rotating

Other Details

• Local placements accepted for clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles
• Call-off policy: 12 hours every 13 weeks, with no penalty
• 12 hours of non-billable orientation, during which guaranteed hours do not apply
• Floating is rare and typically does not involve travelers; if floated, the nurse is a "help all" and would not be expected to take a team on another unit
• Scrubs: no specific color; solid-colored shirts only, worn under tasteful scrubs