MS/ICU/IMC Registered Nurse
Minocqua, WI
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – MS/ICU/IMC

Location: Minocqua, Wisconsin
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights
Hours: 12-hour shifts (1900 - 0730), 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• Unit Type: Medical-Surgical (MS), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Intermediate Care (IMC)
• Number of Beds: 20
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:

  • MS: 1:5 (days), 1:6 (nights)
  • IMC: 1:4
  • ICU: 1:2
  • Pediatrics: 1:3-4
• Patient Population: Primarily elderly with cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, skin, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, orthopedic, sepsis, and stable pediatric cases
• Common Diagnoses Include: CHF exacerbation, Afib RVR, pneumonia, COPD exacerbation, respiratory failure post-op, stroke, cellulitis, GI bleed, kidney stones, hip fractures, sepsis, and more
• Pediatric Patients: Stable respiratory illness, post-op appendectomy, dehydration requiring IV hydration

Required Qualifications

• Current RN license
• Certifications: ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), PALS (AHA)
• ICU experience required; pediatric ICU experience preferred
• Ability to titrate drips (e.g., heparin, insulin, amiodarone, cardizem, PCA fentanyl, propofol, norepinephrine)
• Ability to read cardiac rhythm strips (telemetry monitored remotely)

Work Environment & Support

• Telemetry monitored remotely by tele techs; RNs must interpret rhythm strips if needed
• Charge nurses take patient assignments; house supervisors do not
• CNAs available with ratios approximately 1:8-10 on days and nights
• Respiratory Therapists available 24/7; equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, Vapotherm, Servo U and Hamilton ventilators

Scheduling & Requirements

• 12-hour shifts: 0700-1930 or 1900-0730 (nights)
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: Every other holiday
• Call/Standby: Yes, on rotation during low census; rare cancellations
• Floating: Required in-house to ED, Urgent Care, PACU; interfacility float to nearby locations
• Orientation: 1 day computer-based training and hospital orientation, plus 1-2 days on-shift orientation
• Dress Code: Navy scrubs for RNs

Additional Notes

• Clinicians who have previously worked at this facility must have a minimum 6-month gap since last employment
• All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility