Travel Nurse RN - Surgical Intensive Care Unit - $2,203 per week in Peoria, IL

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Surgical ICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum 1 year License: Active Illinois license or confirmation that application process has been initiated Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have Skills: - Level I trauma experience - ICU experience - Ability to titrate drips Description: This position is located in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Patients commonly include post-surgical cases, open abdomens, multi-system trauma, and endovascular patients.

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Surgical ICU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum 1 year License: Active Illinois license or confirmation that application process has been initiated Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have Skills: - Level I trauma experience - ICU experience - Ability to titrate drips Description: This position is located in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit. The unit has 13 beds with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2, but may occasionally be 1:1 or 1:3. Patients commonly include post-surgical cases, open abdomens, multi-system trauma, and endovascular patients. RNs are required to titrate various medications, including pressors, sedation, paralytics, and insulin. A Charge Nurse is present on each shift, and staffing allows them to assist with assignments. There is a House Supervisor available 24/7. Nurse aides or patient care technicians are present on this unit with a ratio of 1:10. Intensivists are in the unit 24/7, with telemedicine support for after-hours care. Respiratory therapy is also available in the ICU on a 24/7 basis. Monitor techs will assist, but RNs must read and interpret their own telemetry strips. Shifts are scheduled from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Weekend requirements comprise six shifts in a six-week period. Holiday requirements include working every other holiday. Floating to lower levels of care may be required, with appropriate patient load adjustments. There are no specific dress code requirements for scrubs. The orientation process includes training on electronic medical records and shadowing with educators and unit preceptors.