**Job Title:** Registered Nurse
**Job Specialty:** Intermediate Care (IMC), Cardiac Unit
**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks
**Shift:** Day 4x12-Hour (06:00 - 18:30)
**Guaranteed Hours:** Client may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without obligation to pay for the canceled hours. Candidates placed on call will count as called-off shift.
**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years required. First-timers accepted.
**License:** Active IL license required. Will accept pending licenses depending on the situation.
**Certifications:** ACLS, BLS, NIH
**Must-Have:** Candidates must work 2 out of 3 major holidays. Required to float within the hospital or to affiliate hospitals nearby.
**Job Description:**
- 20 rooms/beds on unit with a 1:5 nurse-to-patient ratio for all shifts.
- Weekend work required as needed for the department.
- Required work settings include MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry.
- Required cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills include:
- Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
- Use of Rapid Response Teams
- Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, TR Band
- Required gastrointestinal skills include feeding tube care and management.
- Responsible for pre/post hemodialysis management and care for renal failure.
- Required experience in IV therapy/phlebotomy:
- Accessing ports
- Blood product administration
- Central line care/management
- Phlebotomy, peripheral line care/management
- PICC line management, starting IVs
- Required medication experience includes managing cardiac and vasoactive drips, PCA, procedural sedation administration.
- Must have surgical drain experience.
- Required respiratory experience includes:
- Chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), external CPAP/BIPAP, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
- Interpretation of ABGs, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy management
- Must understand isolation precautions and wound care/wound VAC.
- Preferred code blue/rapid response experience.
- Familiarity with Cerner charting is preferred.
- Should discuss schedule requests with the manager and can accommodate block scheduling.
- Locals accepted with no radius restriction.
Please ensure all candidates meet the specified skills and certifications for consideration.