Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,311 per week in Peoria, IL

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Job Title: Registered Nurse

Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)

Specialty: Nephrology - Medical Surgical

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12 Hour Nights

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: Minimum of 1 year experience

License: Active Illinois RN license required

Certifications: BLS certification required

Must-Have: - General medical background - Positive attitude - Teamwork ability - Dependability

Description: The unit has 21 beds, with all rooms being private except for one semi-private room.

Overhead lift equipment is available in all rooms.

Bedside report and 1-2 hour rounding on patients are required.

Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4-5 during days and 1:5-6 during nights.

Common diagnoses include End-Stage Renal Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, and patients on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.

Other common procedures performed include parathyroidectomies, ileal conduit creations, TURPs, prostatectomies, and kidney stones treatment.

The department also handles graft and fistula repairs, deceased and living donor kidney transplants, pancreas transplants, transplant biopsies, and general medical overflow.

Experience in nephrology or urology is preferred but not mandatory.

Charge Nurses are available 24/7 and typically do not take patients unless staffing requires it.

House supervisors are also present 24/7.

Patient Care Technicians are available with ratios of 1:10-11 during days and 1:10-11 during nights.

The duties of Patient Care Technicians include taking vital signs, assisting with patient baths, and providing activity support.

Nurses administer inhalers, while respiratory therapists are available for assistance with respiratory treatments.

Telemetry is monitored by technicians on another unit, and nurses are not required to interpret telemetry information.

Shifts are 3-12 hours, either from 7 AM to 7:30 PM or 7 PM to 7:30 AM.

Self-scheduling is available, and the department is willing to accommodate scheduling needs.

Weekend requirements include working every other weekend for day shifts, while night shift weekend requirements are reduced due to existing staff.

Holidays are negotiated, with every other holiday being a requirement.

Floating to other general medical units may be required, but this is infrequent.

Any color scrubs may be worn, with specific guidelines on personal grooming and appearance.

Unit orientation includes three days with a preceptor.