Critical Care Float RN
Olympia Fields, Illinois
Olympia Fields Hospital

RN Critical Care - Per Diem - Days

Overview

• Location: Olympia Fields, Illinois
• Employment type: Per diem
• Contract length: 26 weeks
• Shift: Days, 07:00 - 19:30 (12-hour shifts)
• Hours: No guaranteed hours
• Holidays: Highly preferable to work holidays for holiday coverage (preferred)
• Purpose: Openings support anticipated staffing needs, holiday coverage, census fluctuations, and operational requirements.

Role Summary

The Registered Nurse provides direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN directs patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel, and is directly accountable for assigned patients. Duties include:

• Monitoring hemodynamics and communicating changes in clinical condition, diagnostic results, and abnormal findings to physicians
• Responding quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment
• Maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Critical Care Float experience of at least 1 year, with experience within the last year
• Experience in an acute care setting
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience
• Experience with Epic
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• DCI/BVP (Workplace Violence Prevention) training
• Driver's license

Onboarding Requirements

Exams and training (80% or higher required)

• Pharmacology exam
• Specialty exam
• Core competencies exam
• Workplace Violence Prevention training (DCI/BVP), which may be completed online or through a free CDC resource
• Onboarding education attestation, completed and submitted before clearance to start
• Essentials onboarding packet

Health and immunizations

• Drug screen: minimum 10-panel including THC, within 60 days of start
• COVID-19: 2 vaccines and booster, or declination
• MMR: proof of 2 vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: 3 immunizations, immune titer, or declination
• Influenza vaccine or declination, required November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
• TB test within one year of start date and annual TB questionnaire
• Varicella: vaccination or titer showing immunity
• Tdap
• Physical/health statement stating the candidate is clear to work, completed annually (within 60 days of start at certain facilities)
• Color-blind test, completed annually
• Annual respirator fit test: must be completed before start (on-site fit testing is no longer offered in this region)

Credentials and background

• Education verification (diploma or transcripts accepted if third-party verification is unavailable)
• Driver's license, state ID, or passport
• Social Security card (passport accepted if unavailable)
• OIG check
• SAM/EPLS check, searching for "Excluded Individual"; the search date must be visible
• National criminal background check within one year of start
• I-9 employment eligibility verification (agency attestation accepted)
• Badge photo: JPEG, clear headshot from the shoulders up on a solid plain background

Documents

• Resume, required at submission and must be current and accurate at time of offer acceptance
• Two references, one of whom must be a manager or direct leader/supervisor, required at submission
• Job description, signed by the employee, dated within the year (agency form accepted)
• Agency attestation, completed last after all other credentials are uploaded