Registered Nurse Med Surg/Telemetry
Quincy, Illinois
Blessing Hospital
$1,984-2,309/weekTNAA TotalMed RN will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
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Registered Nurse (Med Surg/Telemetry) – Illinois
Job Details
- Location: Quincy, Illinois
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Shift: Days
- Hours: 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week
- Unit: Med Surg/Telemetry, Inpatient Surgical (3rd floor)
- Bed Count: 48 beds across two buildings
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratio:
- Nights: 1:4-6
- LPN support available (1:5-6)
- Model: Primary care nursing model frequently used
- Float Requirements: Float only to like units; if floated to higher acuity, work as support without patient load
Patient Population & Common Diagnoses
- Neuro surgeries: laminectomy, cervical fusion
- Orthopedic: total joint replacements (hips/knees)
- General surgery: ostomies, hernia repair, belly surgery
- Vascular: fem-pop bypass, dialysis catheter insertions, BKA/AKA
- Other: PICC lines, TPN, lipids, dialysis (on unit), PCA pumps, epidurals, IV antibiotics, chronic pain management (narcotics), sepsis, urgent OR cases
Required Qualifications
- Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Illinois
- Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry nursing experience, with at least 1 year within the last year
- Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
- BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- Minimum 1 year surgical nursing experience
- Experience with total joint replacements
- Proficient in sepsis management
- Experience with TPN and lipids
- Experience with Epic electronic medical record system
Work Environment & Additional Information
- Fast-paced unit with heavy patient acuity
- Can admit 8-12 surgical patients per day, plus discharges
- Telemetry techs monitor cardiac rhythms; RNs interpret strips
- Respiratory therapy manages CPAP, BiPAP occasionally; CPAP and Airvo used on unit
- Charge nurse usually takes a smaller patient assignment to assist
- Nurse aides available but may be pulled for sitter duties, especially nights
- Scheduling:
- 3 shifts of 12 hours starting at 7 AM
- Schedules posted 6 weeks in advance
- No guaranteed block scheduling; discuss needs with leadership
- Weekend requirement: every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
- Holiday rotation included with core staff
- No call or standby requirements
- Orientation:
- 1 to 2 shifts on unit of hire
- First day 12-14 hours including competencies and computer-based modules
- Dress code: black scrubs
This position is ideal for RNs with surgical and telemetry experience who are comfortable in a fast-paced environment and have EPIC EMR proficiency.
Facility
Blessing Hospital
1 nurse recommends working with Blessing Hospital
- Short Term Acute Care
- 307 beds
Quincy, IL
About
Quincy is steeped in a rich history, revealed in its more than 3,600 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. The magnificent East End downtown is where movers and shakers lived during the 19th century, while the architecture in the South Side German Historic District sports an evident German influence. Perched atop bluffs along the Mississippi River in western Illinois, only the water separated it from the former slave state of Missouri on the other side. In the 1830s, Quincy was an essential link in the Underground Railroad and a pivotal city on the issue of slavery. Learn more at the History Museum on the Square, set within a Romanesque-Revival-style building that once served as the Quincy Public Library. At the riverfront Clat Adams Bicentennial Park, locals and visitors enjoy a series of outdoor concerts and 4th of July fireworks each summer.
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