Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Marion, Illinois
Heartland Regional Medical Center

Medical Surgical / Telemetry Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Marion, Illinois
• Start: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed hours: 36 or 48 per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM
• Weekend/holiday requirement: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Float scope: Could float to the medical unit
• Primary location: Deaconess IL Medical Center
• Unit: 22-bed Neuro unit
• Ratio: 1:4
• Charge nurse will have patient assignment

Required Qualifications

• Current active Illinois RN license
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS
• NIHSS
• Two years of strong Med Surg/TELE experience
• 1 travel assignment
• Neuro experience
• Recent EPIC experience
• Must be comfortable taking medical overflow patients
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills

Patient Population / Clinical Focus

• Neuro and Neuro-Surgical patients
• CVAs
• Elective back/neck surgeries
• Cerebral angiogram
• General medical patients

Skills / Experience

• NIHSS
• Dysphagia screen
• Strong Neuro assessments
• Basic tele interpretation
• Strict I’s & O’s
• Straight cath
• Foleys
• Initiate/titrate heparin gtts
• Blood and blood product administration
• Venipuncture
• Blood cultures
• NG tubes
• Indwelling drain management
• Stable gtts such as Protonix and Lasix

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change
• GSA hours are not guaranteed the week of orientation
• Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week except during holidays when the unit is closed