Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.
Experience:
• 24 months of experience with 3 months worked in the last 12 months.
• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 12 months worked in the last 3 years.
• Travel experience is required.
• Experience with Epic is preferred.
• Trauma Level 1 experience is required.
Requirements:
• Candidates must have a Illinois license (required for submission).
• This role may require floating to additional units and locations
• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.
• 12 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - OSF HealthCare and no current placement allowed at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - OSF HealthCare.
Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.
Additional Details:
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.
Required Skills/Experience: - Must have prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit. - Must have heparin gtt experience.
Special Requests: - Scheduling requests are considered, and block scheduling may be possible with staffing.
Unit Details: - Nurse-patient ratios: Day shift 1:4-5; nights 1:5-6. - Common diagnoses/patient population: stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, other neuroscience patients, and some medical overflow. - RNs titrate heparin drips based on PTT. - High-flow oxygen for stable COVID patients only. - House-wide telemetry; nurses do not need to read their own strips. Uses Phillips monitors. - Charge nurse and house supervisor are available 24/7; charge nurses do not take assignments unless the unit is short and nurses would otherwise be above ratios. - Nurse aides/patient care techs are on the unit; ratios are 1:9-10 on days and evenings and 1:10-12 on nights.
Shift & Scheduling: - Every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday are considered the weekend on both shifts. - Every other holiday. - No call.
Floating Requirements: - Float in rotation with the rest of staff. General unit travelers float to general unit floors and take a full team. If floated outside of a general unit, this is only for urgent need, and assignments are limited to skills the clinician is competent to perform with a nurse trained for that unit.
7 days maximum time off
1 Charge/Lead reference required from within the last 12 months
1 reference required from within the last 3 years
Driver’s license required for submission
Certifications:
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
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