ICU RN
Freeport, Illinois
Mercyhealth FHN Hospital

ICU RN

Location: Freeport, Illinois Contract Length: 13 weeks, starting ASAP Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week)

Required Qualifications

• ACLS and BLS certifications
• NIHSS certification
• Illinois RN license required to submit
• 2+ years of ICU experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Code Blue Command RN
• Phlebotomy
• Previous travel experience

Unit Profile

• 8 ICU beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:2-3, with some lower-acuity patients
• Unit is primarily primary care nursing
• EICU coverage at night for 6 of the 8 beds
• Hospitalist 24/7 (in house during the day)
• RT equipment available
• Nurse aides (Care Support, Unit Secretary, or CNA) when acuity warrants
• Charge nurse takes assignment and is patient-free; nursing supervisor available

Patient Scope

• Common diagnoses: sepsis, general medical, general surgical, stroke (TNK), DKA, pneumonia, ETOH withdrawal, post-cath recovery (radial/femoral sites)
• Exclusions: no CVOR patients, no CRRT, no abdominal surgical patients
• Rare balloon pump cases are taken by core staff
• RNs run codes on the unit; other ICU nurses cover while the code nurse is out
• RNs titrate drips (e.g., levophed, neo, propofol, fentanyl, Precedex, insulin, TNK) and perform some medication mixing
• Tele is attached to the unit; RNs are responsible for strip monitoring with no monitor tech
• Floating: MedSurg, Tele, and ER at full patient load
• ER nurse can serve as backup

Shifts and Scheduling

• Shift times: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730
• Census-based staffing; scheduled on the shifts most in need
• At least one nurse is always on staff
• Weekends: every other weekend
• Holidays: holiday rotation
• Call/standby: not required for agency staff

Other Details

• Department-specific orientation: 2 twelve-hour shifts, with a documentation resource provided
• Scrubs: any color professional scrubs
• Travelers with prior employment at any location in the system must disclose it in their submission