Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Chicago, IL
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

ER Nurses needed for immediate starts in Chicago, IL. Three 12-hour shifts per week and candidates will need at least 1 year of experience in the ER. BLS and ALS required, with a preference for PALS and CPI. Please call Medical Solutions for more information at . # beds/trauma bays: 11 licensed bed (6 of those are monitored, 1 gyne room and the rest are fow lower acuity), 5 overflow hallway beds.
Do you have a Fast track: No, will see fast track patients out of waiting room.
Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage?: They may allow travelers to triage if they have experience.
Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds?: ED holds are housed in the main ED area.
Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms?: No
In-house Security: 24/7 In house
# patients per day: 20-40 visits per day.
Ratios: 1:4, hallway patients can be 5-6 to one.
Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, will prefer PALS and CPI.
Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Respiratory patients, Overdoses (heroin), geri-psych, typical ED population. They do not have an interventional cath lab in house.
Experience or 'Must have' skills: 1 year of ED experience.
ED Physicians/Mid-Levels: 1 ED Physician
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge nurse, ideally does not take patients. House supervisor 24/7.
Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters: ED Techs, Paramedics (used in Triage)
EMR: Meditech
RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's?: RT to manage vents, BiPap, treatments.
Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: 6 monitored beds, monitors at nurses station, nurses are responsible for reading and monitoring telemetry.
X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport?: Xray in the ED, Separate department containing additional Xray services and CT is not in the ED department. They have transporters until 11pm, after that nurses and techs will be responsible for transporting patients.
Phlebotomy or nurse draw: Nurse draw on initial IV start. Repeats will be done by phlebotomy.
Shifts & Scheduling:  7-7 for AM and PM. and 3P to 3A. Schedule is made out 4 weeks at a time, overtime is available. Modified self-scheduling.
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Holiday Requirement: Will be assigned to one of two teams for Holidays.
Is there a call or standby requirement?: No
Floating Requirements: No
Scrub Color/Dress Code: Royal Blue
Unit/Department specific orientation: Depends on experience and comfort level but typically 2-3 shifts with a preceptor.
Additional Questions: How do you handle the stress that goes along with increased patient volume/ED holds, surges in the ED setting?