Job Information
Health Advocates Network RN - Surgical Acute - SFMC in Peoria, Illinois
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
The job incumbent is required to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the unit. This requires that the incumbent demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development as well as the physical, emotional and psycho-social needs of the patient population served.
Work requires a professional level of knowledge of nursing practice and theory at a level that generally can be acquired by completion and graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
Work requires the interpersonal skills necessary to comfort patients, family members and/or significant others; to communicate effectively and concisely with other patient care providers; and to instruct patients, family members and/or significant others in self-care/home care procedures.
post op surgical , trauma, overflow medical, dressing changes, wound care, IV therapy, pain management, drains, NGs,central lines, TPN
post op care of patients, critical thinking skills, ask for help when needed.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
EPIC EMR
housewide teleonly - we do not have monitor techs and do not interpret strips
no vents, cpcp and high flow
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
2 years RN exp
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)
IL RN Lic, BLS
Shift or schedule requirements.
12 hour shifts.
Every other weekend (Saturday / Sunday on Day Shift and either Friday / Saturday or Saturday / Sunday on night shift to follow unit patterns)
Every other Holiday (Days holidays are: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Nights holidays are: Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, Memorial Day Eve, the 3rd of July Nights, and Labor day Eve)
Floating to other units/departments.
Floating: There are no contracts for Agency RN's that limit or make exemptions for floating
Inpatient (ICU, Step Down, Tele, Med-Surg) External Agency nurses will float prior to Core nurses floating.
External Agency Nurses are competent to float:
? ICU Nurses can float to Step down with full assignment and can float to Tele and Med-Surg with assignment of 4-5 patients on days and 5-6 patients on nights
? Step Down and Tele nurses can float to Med-Surg with full assignment (customarily 4-5 days and 5-6 nights, occasionally higher or lower based on acuity and coverage levels)
? Med-Surg nurses can float to like level of care units with full assignments
Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
54(49 private)
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit.
4-5 /RN days 5-6/RN nights
Dress Code:
Scrubs, any color
Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
2 with preceptor, plus one 12 hour shift for EPIC and professional orientation and with unit educator
Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability