Intermediate Care RN
Bloomington, Illinois
OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center

Registered Nurse — Intermediate Care

Location

• Bloomington, Illinois

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• 3 x 12-hour shifts
• Rotating nights, weekends, and holidays

Setting

• Inpatient acute floor

Required Qualifications

• Active ACLS certification
• Active BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Must be able to read telemetry
• Must be comfortable with chest tubes

Unit Details

• Intermediate care unit with 32 private rooms
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 3–4 patients per nurse
• May float first to other units; ICU assignment depends on extensive ICU experience, otherwise general medicine floors

Patient Population / Clinical Experience

• Cares for patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including COPD, CHF, diabetes, sepsis, renal conditions, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, respiratory conditions, neuro/surgical/cardiac patients, and patients with BiPAP, CPAP, trachs, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, central lines, ablation/cath lab needs, and dialysis

Orientation

• 1 day with the education team
• 1 day floor orientation

Dress Code

• Scrubs in any color