Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
Marion, Illinois
Heartland Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location: Marion, Illinois
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour days (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM)
Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Every other weekend and every other holiday
Float Requirement: May float to the medical unit

Patient Population

• Neuro and Neuro-Surgical patients including CVAs, elective back/neck surgeries, cerebral angiogram
• General medical patients and medical overflow

Unit Information

• 22-bed Neuro unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4
• Charge nurse has patient assignment

Required Qualifications

• Current active Illinois RN license
• Minimum 2 years of strong Medical Surgical/Telemetry nursing experience
• At least 1 prior travel assignment required
• Neuro experience required
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, NIHSS
• Recent EPIC charting experience required

Skills and Competencies

• Strong neuro assessments including NIHSS and dysphagia screening
• Basic telemetry interpretation
• Strict intake and output monitoring
• Foley catheter and straight catheter care
• Initiate and titrate heparin drips
• Blood and blood product administration, venipuncture, blood cultures
• NG tube and indwelling drain management
• Management of stable drips (e.g., Protonix, Lasix)
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills
• Ability to manage change well and work resiliently

Additional Information

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius will be considered
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• COVID-19 vaccine not required (subject to change)
• Guaranteed hours may not apply during orientation week or holidays when the unit is closed