Registered Nurse Emergency Room

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room

Location

Peoria, IL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 12-Hour Mid Shifts | Every Other Weekend Rotation

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-volume, Level 1 Trauma Emergency Department serving a broad patient population ranging from newborns to elderly, including minor to critically ill presentations
• Manage and titrate a wide variety of drips including vasopressors, cardiac drips, and antihypertensive medications
• Recognize and respond to life-threatening cardiac rhythms; interpret monitor readings using Philips monitoring equipment
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including ED physicians, mid-level providers, charge nurses, ED techs, respiratory therapists, and a 24/7 house supervisor
• Draw and collect lab specimens as needed; support stabilized trauma patients transferred from the trauma bay to a pod setting
• Maintain active, valid Illinois RN license and comply with facility drug-free campus policy, including a negative drug screen for all panels

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• ENPC or PALS certification required
• TNCC or TNS certification required
• Candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility are subject to a local rate adjustment

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience, with at least 1 prior travel assignment preferred
• SANE RN experience preferred
• Prior experience working in a teaching hospital with residents preferred
• Proficiency with vasopressor drip titration and management of critically ill patients in an ED environment

Why Join Us

• Work in a 65-bed, all-private-room Level 1 Trauma Emergency Department with strong team support including dual charge nurses, ED techs, respiratory therapists, and 24/7 house supervision
• Flexible scheduling options including block scheduling when available, with time-off requests reviewed and accommodated based on departmental needs