Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $2,311 per week in Rockford, IL

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intermediate Care Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 1 year License: Active IL license required or confirmation that application process has been initiated Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Experience with trach cares, BiPAP, stroke, and IV titration Ability to titrate drips such as heparin, nitroglycerin, cardizem, levophed, cardene, and precedex Description: The unit has 23 beds. There is a requirement to work every other holiday, including Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Intermediate Care Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-Hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum of 1 year License: Active IL license required or confirmation that application process has been initiated Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Experience with trach cares, BiPAP, stroke, and IV titration Ability to titrate drips such as heparin, nitroglycerin, cardizem, levophed, cardene, and precedex Description: The unit has 23 beds. The nurse to patient ratio is 1:3-4. Common diagnoses and types of patients include stroke, cardiac, sepsis, and surgical cases. There is a charge nurse available 24/7, who ideally does not take patients but may do so when necessary. Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are utilized, typically caring for 8-23 patients each. Respiratory Therapy equipment in the unit includes CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow oxygen. Registered Nurses are expected to troubleshoot these devices. Monitor technicians observe rhythms and rates, but nurses are responsible for interpreting strips. Shifts are scheduled as 12-hour shifts from 7 AM to 7:30 PM and 7 PM to 7:30 AM. Travelers will participate in a weekend rotation based on unit needs. There is a requirement to work every other holiday, including Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. No on-call or standby requirements exist. Floating to other units may be necessary, excluding emergency and obstetric departments. Professional scrub attire is required. Unit-specific orientation will be conducted over 1-2 shifts. The charting system used is EPIC. A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is not required. The care setting is acute, and it operates within a trauma level 1 environment.