Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Wausau, WI
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🏥 Cardiac Telemetry / Step Down RN –  Wausau, WI

📍 Basic Details

• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Radius Rule: Must live outside 50 miles

⏱️ Weekly Hours Breakdown

• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hrs/week
• Shift: 12-hour Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
• Work Days per Week:
  👉 3 shifts/week (3 × 12 hrs = 36 hrs)

📊 Important Notes on Hours

• ✅ Guaranteed 36 hrs (except orientation week & certain holidays)
• ⚠️ Can be low censused (unpaid up to 36 hrs total during contract)
• 📞 May be placed on-call during low census
• 💰 Call-back pay applies (minimum 2 hrs) if called in

📅 Schedule Requirements

• Weekend: Every other weekend
• Holiday: Every other holiday
• Float: Required to all inpatient units as needed

🧾 Key Requirements

• Licenses/Certs: WI RN License, BLS, ACLS (AHA/ARC)
• Experience:
  • 1 year strong cardiac experience (SDU/ICU level)
  • 2 years IMC/PCU/Telemetry
  • Must know drips: Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro
• Other:
  • At least 1 completed travel assignment
  • EPIC charting (1 year recent)
  • Must pass EKG test (week 1)

🏨 Unit Snapshot

• 44-bed cardiac stepdown unit
• Patient ratio: 1:4
• Cases include:
  • Post CABG / Valve / Cath / Pacemaker
  • Arrhythmia, CHF, MI
  • Some Med-Surg overflow