Registered Nurse PICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – PICU

Location

Peoria, IL | Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | 12-Hour Shifts | Days and Nights Available (07:00–19:30)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed PICU setting managing a broad range of diagnoses including Medical, Surgical, Neuro, and Cardiovascular ICU patients, maintaining nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:2
• Monitor patients using bedside Philips monitors; recognize rhythm changes and implement associated interventions appropriately
• Operate and manage respiratory therapy equipment including Avia, Servo U, Home Vents Trilogy, and LTV ventilators
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team including intensivists, APPs, and residents available in-house 24/7, as well as a free charge RN and house supervisor on every shift
• Adhere to every-other-weekend scheduling requirements and may be expected to work one significant and one insignificant holiday depending on assignment timing
• Float to step-down and lower levels of care by rotation as needed; NICU/NIC float is at the traveler's discretion

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• BLS certification required
• PALS certification required
• Minimum of 2 years of PICU experience (candidates with intermediate care/step-down experience may be considered)
• Must comply with a drug-free campus policy and produce a negative drug screen for all panels
• Candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility are subject to a local rate adjustment

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with a high-acuity, mixed-diagnosis pediatric ICU population including neuro and cardiovascular cases
• Familiarity with Avia, Servo U, Trilogy, or LTV ventilator platforms
• Comfort working in a team-float model, including experience floating with full nursing teams to adjacent units

Why Join Us

• Work alongside a robust support structure including intensivists, APPs, residents, a free charge RN, and a house supervisor available around the clock
• Benefit from a call-off policy that allows the equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks with no penalty