Neuro Med-Surg Acute RN
Peoria, Illinois
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

Neuro Med-Surg Acute RN

Overview

• Location: Peoria, Illinois
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Unit: Neuro MedSurg Acute
• Unit Size: 54 beds (2 semi-private)
• Local Placements: Accepted for clinicians with a permanent address within 50 miles
• Posted: 8/4/2025

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license, or confirmation that the licensing application has been initiated
• BLS (AHA) certification
• NIHSS certification
• Level 1 trauma experience
• Previous travel experience (no first-time travelers)
• Prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit
• Heparin drip experience (heparin titrated based on PTT)
• Must produce a negative drug screen for all panels (drug-free campus)

Patient Population and Unit Details

• Common diagnoses: Stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, any neuroscience, and some medical overflow
• Titratable drips: RNs are required to titrate drips
• Respiratory equipment: High-flow oxygen for stable COVID patients only (very rare). RNs do not perform other respiratory equipment tasks beyond troubleshooting.
• Telemetry: House-wide telemetry, so nurses do not need to read their own strips. Monitors are Philips.
• Dress code: No scrub color requirement. Tattoos must be covered on duty. Piercings are limited to ears.

Staffing and Ratios

• Nurse ratios: Day shift 1:4-5, night shift 1:5-6
• Nursing aide/patient care tech ratios: Days 1:9-10, evenings 1:9-10, nights 1:10-12
• Charge nurse: Available 24/7 and does not take an assignment unless the unit is short and nurses would be above ratios
• House supervisor: Available 24/7

Schedule

• Shift scheduling: One 12-hour shift; requests are accommodated when staffing allows
• Weekends: Every other weekend, with Saturday and Sunday both shifts counted as the weekend
• Holidays: Every other holiday
• On-call or standby: None

Floating

• Float in rotation with the rest of the staff
• General unit travelers float to the general unit floor and take a full team
• Floating outside the general unit is limited to skills the nurse is competent to perform, and the nurse is assigned with a nurse trained for that unit, in case of urgent need

Orientation

• Length: 3 days total: 2 days of orientation with an educator (computer and unit-specific training) and 1 day caring for patients with a preceptor
• Non-billable orientation hours: 12 hours; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation

Attendance Policy

• Call-off policy equivalent to 12 hours every 13 weeks, with no penalty or need to pay for the shift

Submission Requirements

• Last four digits of SSN
• Middle initial
• Requested time off