NTICU RN
Rockford, Illinois
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center

NTICU RN

Overview

• Role: RN (Registered Nurse)
• Specialty/Unit: SAMC - NTICU
• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 7p-7:30a
• Hours per week: 36

Required Qualifications

• Active IL license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• Must be comfortable with vent management and medication titration
• Must have experience with art lines and central lines

Preferred Qualifications

• PALS
• CRRT experience
• EVD/ICP experience

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3
• Charge nurse is present 24/7 and ideally does not take patients, but may when necessary
• CNAs are staffed
• No monitor tech on the unit
• Central monitors are on the unit and in rooms
• RT manages equipment

Patient Population / Clinical Focus

• Complex trauma: head, chest, ABD, ortho trauma
• Stroke, IV tPA, thrombectomy, embolization, aneurysm coiling
• Adult complex burns and pediatrics up to 18-20% BSA without respiratory involvement
• General medical and surgical patients requiring critical care
• CRRT, EVDs, ICP monitoring

Scheduling / Work Expectations

• Every other weekend
• Every other holiday
• No call or standby requirement
• Expected to float throughout the house except ER and OB
• If floated to MedSurg, ratio is capped at 1:4

Additional Notes

• Local placements accepted within a 50-mile radius
• 12 hours of non-billable orientation
• Unit orientation: 1-2 shifts
• Professional scrubs in any color are allowed
• Scrubs are available when caring for burn patients with dressing changes