Travel Nurse RN - Administrative

Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Administrative for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Administrative
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 9 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Description:
As a member of the interdisciplinary team, contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills in the provision and
management of care to patients through the application of the nursing process.

Clinical Excellence:

• Performs procedures in a manner that ensures an accurate and complete examination within the guidelines, policies,

procedures and standards of Medical Imaging to assigned patients of all ages and is expected to be the expert in the
nursing processes of the Diagnostic and Treatment Services.

• Practices nursing within the scope of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse licensure
• Oversees and performs thorough and accurate patient assessments to evaluate patient status, analyzes finding and

reports significant observations appropriately, enhances family communication

• Assumes responsibility for assuring efficient, thorough, and effective interventional case flow in the Medical Imaging

Department

• Administers medications/conscious sedation safely and effectively following UPH and department policies
• Controls narcotics and supplies utilizing appropriate documentation
• Monitors patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions as needed
• Follows and oversees Joint Commission patient safety goals as well as quality throughout procedures
• Demonstrates competency in caring for critically ill patients functioning independently and competently in

emergency situations

• Set up and uses monitoring equipment including capnography, cardiac output, arterial pressures during procedures
• Performs venipuncture and insertion of peripheral catheters
• Performs adult and pediatric catheterization as needed
• Perform nursing tasks in the Radiology Department, IR, and nursing floors
• Performs daily inspections such as refrigerator temperature, crash cart, defibrillator, blood oximeter, narcotics log as

appropriate

• Functions as circulating tech
• Functions as scrub assistant during procedures
• Educate as necessary and maintain knowledge of moderate sedation guidelines
• Assists in scheduling of interventional cases between IR, CT, General Diagnostic, and Sono
• Coordinates daily flow of interventional cases between IR, CT, General Diagnostic, and Sono
• Coordinates RN resources to holding room, CT, IR, MRI, General Diagnostic, Sono and Nuclear Medicine as dictated by

case load.

Patient Education:

• Provides proper explanation of procedures to patients, their families, and others as needed to ensure understanding

of procedure.

• Assesses and chooses teaching strategies appropriate to the patient's/family's age specific needs.
• Adapts teaching strategies based on patient's response, readiness to learn and level of comprehension.
• Takes cultural, age-specific, gender, and developmental factors into consideration when teaching patients about

procedures, illness, hospital experience, etc.

• Ensures patient safety in the hospital environment by following policy/procedures and adhering to National Patient

Safety Goals.

• Consults appropriate resources within the hospital to provide specialized education.
• Utilizes SVI patient education system as a resource for patients and family members.

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Required Skills & Experience:

• At least 1 year experience as a Registered Nurse 
• Basic reading, writing, oral English skills
• Accountability
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Customer/patient focused
• Basic computer knowledge
• Critical thinking skills using independent judgement in making decisions
• Ability to respond appropriately to customer/co-worker
• Interaction with a wide variety of people
• Maintain confidential information
• Ability to communicate only the facts to recipients or to decline to reveal information
• Ability to project a professional, friendly, helpful demeanor

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• N/A

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Required Education:

• Associate's Degree in the field of nursing

Preferred Education:

• N/A

Required Certifications & Licensure:

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) License in the State of IL 
• BLS (American Heart Assoc.)
• ACLS (American Heart Assoc.)
• PALS (American Heart Assoc.) within 6 months of hire

Preferred Certifications & Licensure:

• N/A

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QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE
Work Authorization : US Citizen
Preferred years of experience : 2 years
Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings : Days

RightSourcing IHS Job ID #37204231. Pay package is based on 9 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN - Administrative