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UNIT: Neuro MS/TELE RN Required Certs: Must have current active IL RN license (will accept an active temp IL License). AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS. Minimum Experience REQUIRED: Two years of strong Med Surg/TELE, 1 travel assignment.
Neuro experience required Float Requirement: Could float to the medical unit On Call/Call Back Requirement: N/A Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Every other weekend. Every other holiday. Charting
Recent EPIC experience required . Patient Population: Neuro and Neuro-Surgical patients – CVAs, elective back/neck surgeries, cerebral angiogram. General medical Skillset: Will also need to be comfortable taking medical overflow patients.
NIHSS/dysphagia screen/strong Neuro assessments, basic tele interpretation, strict I’s & O’s/straight cath/Foleys, intitate/titrate heparin gtts., blood/blood product administration/venipuncture/blood cultures, NG tubes, indwelling drain management, stable gtts. (i.e. Protonix, Lasic, etc.).
Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills! Unit Information: 22 bed Neuro unit - ratios are 1:4 unless they have a high medical patient census they will put two nurse in a 1:5 ratio. this unit sees a lot of spine/back surgeries and strokes. they only take non titratable drips NO Amio or Cardizem Hard worker, resilient and manages change well, social candidates Scrub Colors: Navy Blue NO LOCAL CANDIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE) Covid-19 Vaccine Not Required - Subject to change GSA hours are not guaranteed the week of Orientation.
Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays where unit is closed