Intermediate Care (Stepdown) RN
Bloomington, Illinois
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Intermediate Care

Location: Bloomington, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

• Care for patients with a wide range of medical conditions including COPD, CHF, Diabetes, sepsis, renal issues, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, respiratory conditions, neuro/surgical/cardiac patients.
• Experience with Bipap, Cpap, tracheostomies, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, central lines, ablation/cath lab patients, dialysis, and more.
• Unit is a 32-bed inpatient acute care floor with all private rooms.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 3-4 patients per nurse.

Work Schedule

• Three 12-hour shifts per week.
• Rotating nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Included in holiday and weekend rotation.

Floating and Assignments

• Travel RNs float first.
• May float to ICU if extensive ICU experience is present; otherwise, float to general medical floors.
• Assignments vary by level of care (e.g., ICU: 2 patients, General Med: 5-6 patients).

Required Skills and Experience

• Must be able to read telemetries.
• Comfortable managing chest tubes.
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required.

Required Certifications and Licenses

• Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification.
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification.

Orientation and Training

• One day with education team.
• One day floor orientation.

Dress Code

• Scrubs, any color.