Registered Nurse SICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – SICU

Location

Peoria, IL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days | 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 13-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2 (may vary between 1:1 and 1:3 based on acuity)
• Manage a complex patient population including post-surgical, open abdomen, multi-system trauma, and endovascular cases
• Titrate drips including pressors, sedation, paralytics, and insulin as directed by the care team
• Read and interpret cardiac monitor strips independently; monitor techs are available on the unit
• Collaborate with an on-site intensivist team (in-house approximately 0700–1900, with telemedicine intensivist support and an on-call attending overnight) and 24/7 respiratory therapy coverage
• Fulfill weekend requirements (expected 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period) and rotating holiday coverage (every other holiday)

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• Minimum ICU-level nursing experience required; Level I trauma experience required
• Must be able to pass a drug screen; facility maintains a drug-free campus policy
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible at the standard contract rate

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with ventilators, CPAP, and BiPAP in an ICU setting
• Familiarity with EPIC electronic health records
• Experience managing complex titratable drip protocols in a high-acuity surgical ICU environment

Why Join Us

• Work alongside a robust support team including 24/7 house supervision, nurse aides, monitor techs, and around-the-clock respiratory therapy in a high-acuity Level I trauma environment
• Structured unit orientation program designed to set travelers up for success, including EPIC training, educator time, shadowing, and precepted shifts on the unit