Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Peoria, IL

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Peoria, IL
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Peoria, Illinois, 61637!

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU / MICU

Location

Peoria, IL

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Day Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 20-bed Medical ICU with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio, managing diagnoses such as sepsis, ARDS, pneumonia, AKI, ETOH withdrawal, and overdose
• Titrate a wide variety of vasoactive and cardioactive drips in accordance with physician-outlined medication order parameters
• Manage and troubleshoot respiratory therapy equipment including ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen devices
• Interpret and read cardiac monitor strips using Philips telemetry equipment in collaboration with telemetry technicians
• Manage arterial lines and central lines, and provide advanced care for ventilated patients
• Float to lower levels of care as needed, assuming adjusted patient ratios on stepdown or general medical units

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Ability to interpret EKG strips
• Proficiency with arterial lines and central lines
• Advanced knowledge in titrating vasopressors and vasoactive medications
• Must pass a multi-panel drug screen prior to placement; facility maintains a drug-free campus policy

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience caring for COVID-positive or complex respiratory ICU patients
• Familiarity with Epic electronic health records system
• Experience working in a unit supported by intensivist coverage and tele-medicine intensivist services

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with charge RNs, 24/7 house supervisors, patient care techs, and around-the-clock intensivist or tele-intensivist coverage
• Structured orientation program designed to set travelers up for success before independent practice on the unit

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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