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Facility: Deaconess IL Medical Center Specialty: Neuro / Medical-Surgical Telemetry
7:00 AM–7:30 PM Shift length: 12-hour days Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP Guaranteed hours: 36 or 48 hours per week Unit size: 22 beds Patient ratio: 1:4 Scrub color: Navy blue Float requirement: May float to the medical unit Call/on-call: None Weekends: Every other weekend Holidays: Every other holiday Local candidates: Not accepted within a 40-mile radius Required Licenses and Certifications All must be current and submitted with the application: Active Illinois RN license AHA BLS AHA ACLS NIHSS — NIH Stroke Scale Required Experience Minimum 2 years of strong Med-Surg/Telemetry experience At least 1 previous travel assignment Neuro nursing experience Recent Epic charting experience Strong neurological assessment and critical-thinking skills Ability to manage medical overflow patients Patient Population The unit cares for neurological and neurosurgical patients, including: Stroke/CVA patients Patients recovering from elective neck and back surgeries Cerebral angiogram patients General medical overflow patients Key Clinical Skills NIHSS assessments and dysphagia screening Neurological assessments and basic telemetry interpretation Heparin drip initiation and titration Blood and blood-product administration Venipuncture and blood cultures Straight catheterization and Foley catheter care NG tube management Indwelling drain management Strict intake and output monitoring Management of stable infusions, such as Protonix and Lasix Education Requirements Required: Associate degree or certificate, as specified in the posting Preferred: Bachelor's degree