TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Freeport, Illinois, 61032!
Job Title: ICU Registered Nurse
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Intensive Care Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Days
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 2 years of ICU experience required
License: Illinois RN license required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Must-Have: Experience with running codes, phlebotomy skills preferred.
Description:
Department: ICU
Number of Beds: 8 ICU
Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:2-3, with some patients at lower acuity.
Common Diagnoses: Sepsis, General Medical, General Surgical, Stroke (TNK), DKA, Pneumonia, Alcohol withdrawal, Post catheterization recovery from radial or femoral sites.
No CVOR or CRRT cases are included.
In rare cases, a balloon pump may be involved, but core staff handles those situations.
ICU registered nurses are expected to run codes within the facility.
In the event of a code situation, other ICU nurses will provide coverage.
Telehealth services are available for support during codes.
The unit primarily focuses on primary care nursing.
Charge nurse takes assignments, while the nursing supervisor is patient-free.
Care Support staff, including CNA, are available as needed based on acuity.
There is a hospitalist present 24/7.
Respiratory therapy equipment is available on unit.
Registered nurses are responsible for monitoring strips without the assistance of a monitor tech.
Shifts are scheduled based on the unit’s need, with staffing census-driven.
There is at least one nurse on staff even without patients.
Weekend requirements consist of every other weekend.
Holiday rotation is part of the scheduling.
Floating to MedSurg, Tele, and ER may be required with a full patient load.
Professional scrubs of any color may be worn.
Department-specific orientation includes two shifts with a resource for documentation support.
Note: All candidates with previous employment must disclose this in the application.