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Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $2,326 per week in Peoria, IL

TravelNurseSource

Peoria, IL

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$2,326–$2,326
SKILLS
Acute Care, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Cardiology, Critical Care, Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Healthcare Administration, Identify Issues, Intensive Care, Nursing, Patient Care, Primary Care, Registered Nurse (RN), Telehealth, Telemetry, Titration, Tracheotomy, Vasoconstrictor, Wound Care
LOCATION
Peoria, IL
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Today
TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Peoria, Illinois, 61605!

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Intensive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum 1 year License: Active Illinois license required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: - Experience with PEG tube care and feedings - Experience with CVC, PICC, and Midline usage and care - Experience caring for tracheostomy patients - Experience caring for sedated, ventilated patients - Ability to titrate vasopressors, sedation, and pain control drips Description: This position requires working in a high acuity unit. The unit has 8 beds with a nurse to patient ratio of 1:2-3. Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, post-surgical cases, wound care, administration of IV antibiotics, post-CVA patients, post-trauma patients, and cardiac patients. Nurses will titrate various drips, including Precedex, Propofol, Fentanyl, Versed, Lasix, Insulin, Amiodarone, Nitro, Levophed, and Dopamine. A charge nurse is available on each shift, and a house supervisor is available 24/7. Nurse aids or patient care technicians are not present on this unit; nurses provide primary care. Hospitalists or intensivists are in house during the day shift. Tele-health MD is available after hours. Respiratory therapy is available in the unit 24/7. Nurses are responsible for troubleshooting respiratory equipment such as vents, CPAP, BiPAP, and high flow. All 8 ICU beds are hard-wired with telemetry monitors which are monitored centrally. 12-hour shifts are required with weekend and holiday rotations included. There is no current call or standby requirement, but this is subject to change. ICU RNs may float to medical-surgical units as needed. Scrubs are required, and only approved attire is acceptable. The charting system used in this unit is EPIC.

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