Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN
Marion, Illinois
Heartland Regional Medical Center

Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN

Overview

• Travel RN assignment in Marion, Illinois
• 13-week contract
• Start: ASAP
• Guaranteed hours: 36 or 48 per week
• Shift: 12-hour days
• Primary location: Deaconess IL Medical Center

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Neurology experience
• Experience with Epic
• Experience with NG tubes
• Experience with straight catheterization and Foleys
• Ability to initiate and titrate heparin drips
• Experience with blood and blood product administration
• Phlebotomy skills and blood culture collection
• Experience with indwelling drain management
• Experience with stable IV drips (e.g., Protonix, Lasix)

Preferred

• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well
• Social candidates

Unit / Patient Population

• 22-bed Neuro unit
• Patient population includes Neuro and Neuro-Surgical patients, CVAs, elective back/neck surgeries, cerebral angiogram, and general medical patients
• Charge nurse will have patient assignment

Schedule / Work Expectations

• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• No call or callback
• May float to the medical unit
• Comfortable taking medical overflow patients

Clinical Skills / Responsibilities

• NIHSS and dysphagia screening
• Strong neuro assessments
• Basic tele interpretation
• Strict I’s & O’s
• Straight cath and Foley care
• Heparin drip initiation and titration
• Blood and blood product administration
• Venipuncture and blood cultures
• NG tube care
• Indwelling drain management
• Stable drip management, including Protonix and Lasix
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change