Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department - $2,218 per week at FHN Memorial Hospital
Freeport, IL 61032
About the Job
- BLS - Basic Life Support
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
- NIHSS - National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
Certification Details
- Facility in Illinois is looking for travel ER nurses! Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience. This contract is for 12 hour shifts for 13 weeks.
Job Details
- - Trauma Level: Provide emergency care to our community, non trauma. Stemi/Stroke ready. Cath lab depending on day of week/hours.
- - # Beds: 24 in ED.
- - Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:4-5 They will adjust ratios to staffing situation and acuity.
- - Experience: Flexibility to rotating start times. 3+years of ER experience. Moderate sedation. First time traveler okay.
- - Common diagnoses: Respiratory viruses, anything from a stubbed toe- MI- MVA, homeless. Neonates to geriatrics. Moderate sedation experience. Lumbar puncture. Depending on weather, they may have to manage patients longer than other times. This is a community hospital, so they see what ever comes through the door.
- - Common drips: All critical care drips.
- - ED Physician/Mid-Levels: Provider coverage based on patient load. Always one physician on staff.
- - Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: House supervisor 24/7. Charge nurse on day shift- sometimes takes patients, jumps in to help where needed, triage, lunches etc.
- - Scrub Color: Solid colors of professional scrubs.
Job Requirements
- - Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hours. Nursing- 7-7, 10-10, 11-11p, 12-midnoc, 7p-7a.
- - Weekend Requirements: Every other or to meet the needs of the unit.
- - Holiday Requirements: Rotate with core staff to meet the needs of the unit.
Schedule Information
- - Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms: 4 behavioral health safe rooms for those patients. Part of the 24 beds. ER nurses care for those patients as well.
- - Nurse aids/EMT: ED tech (CNA/EMT/Paramedic/Could use CMA but only in tech role).
Unit Specific Information
- - Floating Requirements: Potentially to float to MS. Tele. ICU. Typically helping hands, if experienced in other areas, could take on full patient load.
- - Department specific orientation: 2 12 hour shifts of orientation.
Additional Details