ICU RN
Freeport, Illinois
Mercyhealth FHN Hospital

ICU RN

Overview

• Location: Freeport, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start: ASAP
• Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (0700-1930 or 1900-0730), 36 hours per week
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: Holiday rotation
• Call/standby: Not required for agency staff; required for core staff
• Scrubs: Any color professional scrubs
• Orientation: Department-specific orientation of 2 12-hour shifts, with a resource for documentation

Required Qualifications

• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Illinois RN license required to submit
• 2+ years of ICU experience
• Ability to titrate drips (RNs titrate drips on this unit)

Preferred Qualifications

• Code Blue Command RN
• Phlebotomy
• Previous travel experience (highly preferred)
• Meditech experience

Unit Details

• Unit: ICU, 8 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3, with some lower-acuity patients
• Coverage: EICU at night for 6 of the 8 beds
• Patient focus: Primarily primary care nursing
• Common diagnoses: Sepsis, general medical, general surgical, stroke (TNK), DKA, PNA, ETOH withdrawal, post-cath recovery (radial/femoral sites)
• Not on this unit: CVOR, CRRT, abdominal surgical patients
• Balloon pumps: Rare; core staff would take these patients
• Common titratable medications: Levo, Neo, Propofol, Fentanyl, Precedex, Insulin, TNK, and others; some medication mixing
• Codes: ICU RNs run codes. During a code, other ICU nurses cover the unit. The ER nurse can also serve as backup.
• Telemetry: Attached to the unit. RNs are responsible for telemetry strips; there is no monitor tech.
• Physician coverage: Hospitalist 24/7 (in house during the day); intensivist in house
• Support staff: Care support, unit secretary, and CNAs when acuity warrants. A CNA is typically trained to help as unit secretary.
• Staffing: Census-based. At least one nurse is on staff even without patients (rare). Nurses are scheduled on the shifts most in need.
• Float scope: MedSurg, Telemetry, and ER, at full patient load

Additional Requirements

• Travelers with prior employment at any location in the health system must disclose it on their resume or elsewhere in the submission for a check.