Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Chicago, Illinois
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center - Saint Mary Campus

RN Telemetry I, Days, Per Diem

Location: Chicago, Illinois Contract Length: 26 weeks Employment Type: Per diem, no guaranteed hours Shift: 12-hour days, 07:00 - 19:30

Role Summary

• Provides direct patient care within scope of practice using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Works on the Med/Surg/Telemetry Unit, guiding patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care.
• Responsible and accountable for the care of assigned patients, including communicating with physicians about changes in clinical condition, cardiac monitoring, diagnostic results, and symptoms.
• Responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Illinois
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with experience within the last year
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Experience with Epic
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• DCI/BVP training
• Driver's License

Preferred

• Working holidays (highly preferred for holiday coverage)

Onboarding Requirements

• Nursys license verification
• Basic pharmacology exam (80% or higher)
• Specialty exam (80% or higher)
• Core competencies exam (80% or higher)
• Online Workplace Violence Prevention training (DCI/BVP), or free CDC resource
• Facility education modules, completed and submitted before clearance to start
• Essentials onboarding packet
• Education verification (copy of 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 and SAM/EPLS exclusion checks (search for "Excluded Individual," with the search date visible)
• National criminal background check within one year of start
• Drug screen, minimum 10-panel including THC, within 60 days of start
• Color blind test (annual)
• Physical/health statement stating clear to work (annual, within 60 days of start)
• Respirator fit test (annual), completed before start; onsite fit testing is not available in this region
• Badge photo (JPEG, clear headshot from shoulders up, plain background)
• Form I-9 (agency attestation accepted)
• Job description signed by employee, current within the year (agency form accepted)
• Agency attestation, completed last after all other credentials are uploaded
• Immunizations or documentation of immunity:

  • COVID-19: 2 vaccines and booster, or declination completed
  • MMR: proof of 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B: record of 3 immunizations, immune titer, or declination
  • Influenza: vaccine or declination required November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027
  • Varicella: vaccination or titer
  • Tdap
• TB test within one year of start, plus annual TB questionnaire

Submission Requirements

• Resume, up to date with accurate and recent work history at offer acceptance
• Two references, one from a manager, direct leader, or supervisor
• Skills checklist

Optional

• Name verification affidavit (notarized, if name discrepancies exist between credentials)
• Positive PPD with negative chest X-ray (in place of a standard TB result)