4 Medical is a 25-bed unit, 11 are private rooms and 7 semi-private.
Nursing ratio is 5:1 on days and 5-6:1 on nights, with nurses occasionally having 1 total care patient.
We get a wide variety of patients, but our biggest population is stroke patients; we get most strokes that don't need TPA and comfort care or hospice patients. We also get a variety of post-operative patients, including amputations, drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes. We get heparin drips, wound care, altered mental status, CIWA patients, Aki, dialysis, and COPD exacerbations. RNs who are stroke certified, able to do three 12-hour shifts, every other weekend, and every other holiday.
NHISS is required!
Licenses and Certification
- Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
- Current CPR/BLS Card
- ACLS
- Intensive Care Unit-10114-20114
- Progressive Care Unit-10116
- Progressive Care Unit Stepdown-10118
- Cardiac Services-10310
- Cardiac Catherization-10340
- Cardiac Care Decision Unit-10342
- Interventional Imaging-10367
- SDS Procedure Room-10317-20317
- Electrocardiology-10336-20336
- OP Cardiovascular Ctr-10344
- Intermediate Care Unit-20110
- ACLS-Fetal Assessment-Monitoring-NRP
- Birthing Center-10300
- ACLS-PALS
- Emergency Room-10306-20306-40306
- Recovery Room-10314-20314-40314
- NRP
- Mother Baby-10154 / Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-10152
- NRP-PALS
- Pediatrics-10160
- OCN
- CTC-Infusion Center-10328 / CTC-Radiation-10396 / Infusion
- Therapy Services-40329
- NIHSS
- Medical / Surgical Units: 10102, 10104, 20100, 20102, 20104, 20308, 30100, 40100
- Acute Rehab Unit: 20180
- Progressive Care Units: 10116, 20110
- Stepdown ICU: 10118
- Intensive Care Units: 10114, 20114
- Emergency Room: 10306, 20306, 30306, 40306
- Cardiac Catheterization: 10340
- Cardiac Care Decision Unit: 10342
- Interventional Imaging: 0367
- SDS Procedure Room: 10317, 20317
- Recovery Room: 10314, 20314, 40314