Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro Med-Surg Acute unit position requiring Level 1 trauma experience and prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Work on a 54-bed Neuro Med-Surg Acute unit within an acute care hospital setting
• Care for patients with stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, and other neuroscience diagnoses, with some medical overflow
• Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4-5 on days and 1:5-6 on nights
• Night shift schedule with 4x12-hour shifts per week
• Required to titrate drips including Heparin gtt based on PTT
• Charge nurse and house supervisor available 24/7
• Nurse aides/patient care techs support the unit with ratios of 1:9-10 days/evenings and 1:10-12 nights
• House-wide telemetry monitoring using Phillips monitors means RNs are not required to read strips
• High flow oxygen used rarely for stable COVID patients
• Uses EPIC EMR
• Required to work every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday, both shifts)
• Every other holiday coverage required
• No call or standby requirements
• Floats within the general unit in rotation with staff; floats outside the unit only for urgent needs and only for skills-competent tasks

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS (AHA) and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Level 1 trauma experience required
• Prior experience on a dedicated neuro unit required
• Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers will not be considered
• Heparin gtt titration experience required
• EPIC EMR experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a dedicated neuro med-surg unit, including drip titration and monitoring
• Unit-specific orientation includes 2 days with an educator covering computer systems and unit specifics, plus 1 day caring for patients with a preceptor
• No scrub color requirement, but tattoos must be covered while on duty and only ear piercings are permitted
• Local candidates within a 50-mile radius of the facility are eligible for a local rate
• No radius rule restricts eligibility for this position
• Negative drug screen required for all panels as part of facility's Drug-Free Campus policy
• COVID vaccination is not required for this facility