at Health Advocates Network in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Wide variety medical surgical, postopertaive orthopedic case, trauma case with fractures. The job incumbent is required to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care appropriate to the age of the patients served on the unit. This requires that the incumbent demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development as well as the physical, emotional and psycho-social needs of the patient population served. Work requires a professional level of knowledge of nursing practice and theory at a level that generally can be acquired by completion and graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. Work requires the interpersonal skills necessary to comfort patients, family members and/or significant others; to communicate effectively and concisely with other patient care providers; and to instruct patients, family members and/or significant others in self-care/home care procedures.
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
EPIC
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
1-2 years clinical experience we are a fast paced unit
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required.
Current State license as a Registered Nurse required. BLS
Shift or schedule requirements.
12 hour shifts.
Every other weekend (Saturday / Sunday on Day Shift and either Friday / Saturday or Saturday / Sunday on night shift to follow unit patterns)
Every other Holiday (Days holidays are: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Nights holidays are: Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Memorial Day Eve, the 3rd of July Nights, and Labor day Eve)
Floating to other units/departments.
Floating: There are no contracts for Agency RN’s that limit or make exemptions for floating
1. Inpatient (ICU, Step Down, Tele, Med-Surg) External Agency nurses will float prior to Core nurses floating.
2. External Agency Nurses are competent to float:
? ICU Nurses can float to Step down with full assignment and can float to Tele and Med-Surg with assignment of 4-5 patients on days and 5-6 patients on nights
? Step Down and Tele nurses can float to Med-Surg with full assignment (customarily 4-5 days and 5-6 nights, occasionally higher or lower based on acuity and coverage levels)
? Med-Surg nurses can float to like level of care units with full assignments
Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
43 all private rooms
Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1:4-5 on 12 hr days and 1:5-6 12 hr nights
Dress Code:
any color of scrubs, adult professional apprearance, tattoos and piercings must be covered
Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability