Acute Care Med/Surg RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) – Acute Care

Location: Peoria, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (7 PM – 7 AM)
Hours per Day: 12
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Details

• Acute Care unit with 29 beds (typical census 22-26, target 25)
• Mixture of private and semi-private rooms
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 5-6:1 (nights)
• Patient population includes a wide range of medical diagnoses such as GI bleeds, sepsis, cellulitis, CHF, COVID, comfort measures, osteomyelitis, elderly patients who fall, DVT, pulmonary embolisms
• Patients may leave for surgery or procedures and return to the unit

Required Certifications & Licensure

• Illinois RN license (active or application initiated)
• BLS certification

Clinical Responsibilities

• RNs are required to titrate drips (Heparin only)
• Patients may require oxygen up to 6L NC, stable BiPAP/CPAP at night or PRN
• No ventilators on unit
• RNs read telemetry strips remotely monitored by a house-wide telemetry department (Phillips monitors)
• RNs expected to attempt IV starts; inpatient phlebotomy team available for blood draws
• No care for ICU or chemotherapy patients

Staffing & Support

• 24-hour Charge RN coverage; charge RN goal is to be free of patient assignment
• 24-hour Crisis RN coverage and administrative supervisor available 24/7
• 24-hour Patient Care Technician (PCT) coverage with a ratio of 1:10
• Unit clerk (PCL) with 24-hour coverage

Scheduling & Work Environment

• 12-hour shifts with shift report at shift change (7 AM and 7 PM)
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend (Fri/Sat for night shift)
• Holiday shifts are rotated
• No call or standby requirement
• Travel RNs are first to float as needed to other med/surg-like units (no ICU or chemo float)
• Scrub color: any color, staff provide their own scrubs (no pediatric scrubs)
• Unit-specific orientation: 2 shifts

Additional Notes

• Drug-free campus; negative drug screen required for all panels
• Local placements accepted within a 50-mile radius
• Orientation includes 12 non-billable hours
• Call-off policy allows 12 hours off every 13 weeks without penalty

Required Qualifications

• Minimum years of specialty experience: Not explicitly stated; assume standard RN acute care competency
• Prior travel experience: Not required