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Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an Acute Dialysis position at a Level II Trauma center in Decatur, IL, requiring a minimum of 1 year of acute care inpatient dialysis experience and an active IL RN license.
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Acute care inpatient hospital setting with a 2-room, 4-bed dialysis unit
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Average daily census of 3–6 patients
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Patient population includes acute renal failure, acute kidney injury (AKI), hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis cases
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Specialized skills required: administration of blood/blood products, Mannitol/albumin/23.4% NaCl, AV graft and fistula cannulation, tunneled/non-tunneled catheter management, and peritoneal catheter care
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Equipment experience required on B. Braun Dialog machine
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Charting via Cerner (experience preferred)
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Schedule is 4x10-hour day shifts, 7:00–17:30
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On-call required: 2–3 overnight calls per week; every third Saturday with on-call coverage through Monday at 07:00; 1-hour response time required for emergent cases only
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Sundays are closed with only the on-call nurse available
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Works every other weekend
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Floating within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital is required of all travelers
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Free parking available with a permit obtained during orientation
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Active Illinois (IL) RN license required — must be in hand at time of consideration
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Minimum 1 year of acute care inpatient dialysis experience required
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BLS required (AHA or Red Cross accepted; RQI cards not accepted)
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ACLS preferred
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Active licenses and certifications must be current at the time of consideration
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Experience with acute renal failure, AKI, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis required
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Proficiency with B. Braun Dialog dialysis equipment required
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Skills required: blood flow rate (Qb) and dialysate flow rate (Qd) management, vascular access malfunction, venous pressure monitoring, and machine alarm troubleshooting (arterial pressure, blood leak detector, conductivity, venous pressure alarms)
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Symptom management experience required: hypotension, fluid overload, hyperkalemia, cardiac arrest, seizures, disequilibrium syndrome, pyrogenic reaction, air emboli, and others
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Professional skills required: airway management, blood glucose monitoring, and infection control
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Cerner EMR experience preferred
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Teaching hospital, community hospital, and Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
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SSN and date of birth required for consideration
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Local candidates are accepted with no radius restriction
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Candidates who have been a permanent or PRN employee of the Memorial Hospital System must have been separated for at least 12 months before being considered as a traveler
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Travel pairs are not accepted
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Must be available to work 2 out of 3 major holidays
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RTO requests of up to 5 days are generally accommodated; anything beyond 5 days requires facility approval
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Scrubs are provided for this role
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The facility does not accept travel pairs
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13-week contract
