Intermediate Care Telemetry Registered Nurse
Springfield, Illinois
Memorial Health

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Springfield, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Unit: IMC/General Onsite Telemetry
• Shift: Nights (3x12 or 4x12 shifts; 18:45 - 07:15)
• Average Daily Census: 38 patients
• Weekend Requirement: Work every other weekend
• Floating: Yes, will float to like units as needed
• Block Schedule: Flexible, discuss with manager
• Locals Accepted: Yes, no radius restrictions
• License Requirement: Must have an active Illinois nursing license (no pending licenses accepted)
• Return to Office Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days

Experience & Certifications

• Required Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years in specialty
• First-Timers Accepted: Yes
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Certifications Required:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)

Required Clinical Skills & Experience

• Work Setting Experience:

  • Medical-Surgical/Telemetry (MS/Tele)
  • Telemetry (unit and remote monitoring)
  • Cardiac Telemetry
  • Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Day Observation Unit (DOU), Intermediate Care (IMC), Stepdown

• Cardiac Monitoring & Emergency Response:

  • Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
  • Telemetry monitoring (on unit and remote)

• Cardiovascular Case Skills:

  • Post Cardiac Angiogram
  • Post Myocardial Infarction (MI)
  • Pre/Post Cardiac Catheterization
  • Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery
  • Sheath Removal
  • TR Band management

• Gastrointestinal Care:

  • Feeding tube care and management

• Genitourinary/Renal Care:

  • Pre/Post Hemodialysis management
  • Renal failure care

• IV Therapy/Phlebotomy:

  • Accessing ports
  • Arterial line management
  • Blood product administration
  • Central line and peripheral line care/management
  • PICC line management
  • Starting IVs

• Medication Management:

  • Heparin protocols
  • Manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (with and without titration)
  • PCA (Patient Controlled Analgesia)
  • Titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips

• Neurological/Psychiatric Care:

  • Care for CVA (stroke) patients
  • Experience with surgical drains

• Respiratory Care:

  • Chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
  • External CPAP/BIPAP
  • High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
  • Nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks
  • Non-invasive airway management

• Professional Skills:

  • Isolation precautions
  • Wound care and wound vac management

• Preferred Experience:

  • Previous charge nurse experience
  • Cerner electronic health record system experience (required)
  • Teaching hospital experience
  • Level I trauma center experience

Facility Highlights

• Acute Care Hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• Magnet recognized hospital
• Total staffed beds: 562
• Charting system: Cerner
• Scrub color: Any solid color
• Parking: Permit required, no cost

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Valid US Driver’s License or State ID
• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG checks within 30 days prior to start
• Education verification (degree/transcript/diploma)
• State-specific criminal and offender registry searches as required by Illinois
• Competency exam required for clinical candidates
• Physical exam within 1 year of start, including labs within 7 days of contract signing
• Fit mask test required (specific mask types accepted)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year
• Immunizations or proof of immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or approved medical/religious exemption required annually
• References: 2 professional references required for clinical candidates
• Badge photo required before start

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced Registered Nurses with strong telemetry and cardiac care skills, working nights in a Level I trauma, Magnet-recognized acute care hospital.