Stepdown RN
Brookfield, WI
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN Step Down

• Location: Brookfield, Wisconsin
• Employment type: LTA
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:30
• Schedule: Every 3rd weekend

Experience

• Valid RN license in Wisconsin
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Driver's License
• At least 1 year of Med/Surg experience
• Telemetry experience
• Stepdown experience (1 year)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience working with surgical patients, including post-operative recovery
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS

Float Scope

• May float onsite within skill set, or to sites within 40 miles if needed.

Required for Submission

• Current license with primary source verification, completed within 30 days prior to start
• Nursys verification, completed within 30 days prior to start. Any disciplinary actions require a questionnaire uploaded with board documents.
• Resume or profile
• Two professional references, completed before first assignment
• Clinical skills checklist, completed within one year of start and updated annually

Required for Onboarding

Certifications and competencies

• BLS (must be AHA)
• ACLS (must be AHA)
• NIH certification (Group A updated yearly; Groups B-F updated every 2 years)
• Specialty exam: completed before first assignment, updated every 3 years, minimum 80%, 2 attempts allowed
• EKG exam: minimum 80%, 2 attempts allowed, updated every 3 years
• Core competencies (HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, OSHA): completed within one year of start, updated every 3 years, minimum 80%, 2 attempts allowed
• Color vision: completed before start, updated every 3 years
• Pre-hire education attestation (6 hours of pre-hire modules), uploaded by the agency once complete
• Nova StatStrip pre-hire modules, required annually
• Contract worker onboarding, completed onsite

Health and immunizations

• MMR: two documented vaccines or positive IgG titer; declinations not accepted
• Varicella: two documented vaccines, serological immunity, or verified history; declinations not accepted
• Hepatitis B: completed vaccine series (3 doses) or signed declination
• Tdap: valid 10 years; declinations and attestations not accepted
• Influenza vaccine: season runs October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027; exemptions accepted, but the candidate must wear a mask at all times
• TB: 2-step PPD (1st within 1 year, 2nd within 30 days of start) or negative IGRA within 90 days of start
• Health statement or physical exam before first assignment, updated annually
• Fit test, updated annually. Completed before start preferred; can be completed onsite. PAPR not completed onsite. WI requires 3M 1860 Regular, 3M 1860 Small, or 3M 1870+.
• 11-panel drug screen within 30 days before first assignment, updated annually

Background and verification

• Criminal background check, including Social Security trace, OIG, National Sex Offender, and related searches, completed within 90 days of first assignment and updated yearly
• EPLS check, run within 90 days of start
• Education verification, completed within 90 days of start; diplomas not accepted
• Third-party employment verification for the past 7 years, updated yearly
• Confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead, updated with each extension
• Driver's license or state ID, not expired, showing front and back, with address matching the file

Other

• Badge photo: forward-facing headshot on a white or blue background, no filters or alterations

Optional

• BLS and ACLS (optional at submission; required at onboarding as listed above)
• Positive PPD pathway: positive IGRA or PPD results, chest X-ray within the past year, and TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Unit-specific checklist, which the unit leader must upload within one week
• Legal name change document