Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Sheboygan, WI
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Medical Surgical Floor (MS) Sheboygan, WI. The medical-surgical float pool role supports care across multiple medical-surgical units, including oncology, observation, and cardiac post-procedure populations, based on patient needs throughout the facility. Candidates must bring their license on the first day. This position requires Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) competence, along with the ability to perform core med-surg nursing skills and support patients requiring respiratory and cardiac monitoring.

Job Details

• Schedule: 7:45 PM7:15 AM and 6:45 AM7:15 PM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Medical Surgical Floor (MS) experience (minimum 2 years med-surg experience); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; EPIC experience; ability to perform chest tube care and stable trach management; IV skills; ability to care for port/central lines; knowledge of CPAP, BiPAP, and Airvo (RT will manage equipment); foley insertion and care; feeding tube care; cardiac rhythm interpretation; medication/titration experience with Cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, and argatroean (manager approval required if drip experience is not present)
• Preferred Qualifications: First-time traveler experience is noted as acceptable for this assignment
• Additional Information: Float pool responsibilities may include assignment to MedSurg patients anywhere in the facility, including ER holding/boarding; oncology care may include patients receiving chemotherapy, with no requirement to provide chemotherapy; some pediatric patients may be present on the unit floor (pediatric experience is not required, and pediatric patients will not be assigned); patient ratios are reported as 1:46 on days and 1:6 on nights; support includes unit charge nurse assignment, unit secretary support (days only), CNA support for vitals and blood glucose with no IV insertion/removal, phlebotomy for peripheral lab draws, respiratory therapy coverage 24/7, and hospitalist coverage 24/7 via secure chat on EPIC; charting system includes EPIC and standard support for hard-stick patients includes escalation to available resources; weekend rotation occurs every other weekend, and scheduling is planned 46 weeks at a time with advance notice

Benefits:
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits