SICU RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Surgical ICU RN

Location: Peoria, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (7:00 to 7:30 start), 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS and ACLS certifications
• Level I trauma experience and ICU experience
• Must produce a negative drug screen for all panels (drug-free campus)

Submission Requirements

• Requested time off

Unit Details

• Department: SICU
• Beds: 13
• Patient ratios: Typically 1:2, which may also be 1:1 or 1:3
• Common patients: Post-surgical, open abdomens, multi-system trauma, endovascular
• Titratable drips: Pressors, sedation, paralytics, insulin. RNs are required to titrate drips.
• Charge nurse: Available each shift and takes assignments as staffing allows
• House supervisor: Available 24/7
• Nurse aides/patient care techs: Available at a 1:10 ratio
• Physician coverage: Intensivists in house from approximately 0700 to 1900, with telemedicine intensivist support and an attending on call. Hospitalist coverage is available 24/7.
• Respiratory therapy: RT available in the ICU 24/7. Equipment includes vents, CPAP, and BiPAP.
• Monitoring: Monitor techs are on the unit. Nurses are responsible for reading and interpreting strips.

Schedule and Expectations

• Weekends: 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week period
• Holidays: Every other holiday
• Call or standby: Not required
• Call-off policy: 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty or need to pay for the shift
• Dress code: No specific scrub colors required

Float Scope

• May be floated to a lower level of care, where a full team is taken: 3 patients on a stepdown unit or 5 to 6 patients on a general medicine unit

Orientation

• 12 non-billable hours, during which guaranteed hours do not apply
• Structure: 8 hours of system training, 8 hours with an educator, 4 hours of shadowing, and 12 hours with a preceptor on the unit