Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Wausau, WI
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

🏥 Travel RN – PSCU (Post Surgical Care Unit) | 

⏰ Contract & Weekly Hours

• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours/Week
• Shift Options: 12-Hour Days or Nights
  • Day: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Night: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Required as needed

📍 Location Requirements

• Facility: Aspirus Wausau Hospital
• 50-Mile Radius Rule: Travelers must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility.

📋 Required Qualifications

Licensure & Certifications

• Wisconsin RN License
• BLS (AHA or ARC)

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of recent Med-Surg hospital experience
• Level II Trauma experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience REQUIRED
• EPIC experience REQUIRED

🏥 Unit Overview

Post Surgical Care Unit (PSCU)

• 40-bed inpatient post-surgical unit
• Adult and geriatric patient population
• Provides care across the surgical recovery continuum following PACU discharge

Patient Ratios

• Days/Evenings: 1:4–5
• Nights: 1:5–7

Unit Environment

• Fast-paced surgical recovery unit
• Average 10–15 admissions per day
• Occupancy rate: 90–95%
• Average Length of Stay:
  • 2–3 days for most patients
  • Longer for joint replacement patients

🧠 Required Skills

Candidates should be comfortable with:

• Post-operative surgical patient care
• Frequent admissions and discharges
• Prioritizing care based on acuity
• Working in a high-volume team environment
• Adult and geriatric patient populations

💻 Equipment & Charting

• EPIC EMR (Required)
• Rover medication scanners
• Alaris IV pumps

🧭 Floating Requirements

• Travelers must float to all inpatient units as needed.
• Floating is an expectation of the assignment.

📉 Low Census Policy

• Contract includes up to 36 hours of unbillable low census time
• Unit may reduce shifts in:
  • 4-hour increments
  • 8-hour increments
• Example:
  • Scheduled for 12 hours but asked to work only 4 or 8 hours due to census
• This is not considered on-call

👕 Dress Code

• Scrub Color: Any Color

💉 Vaccination Policy

During flu season:

• Travelers declining Flu and/or COVID vaccination must wear a mask at all times.
• Compliance is mandatory with no exceptions.
• Failure to comply may result in corrective action.

📊 Quick Screening Checklist

✅ Wisconsin RN License
✅ BLS (AHA/ARC)
✅ 2+ Years Recent Med-Surg Experience
✅ Level II Trauma Experience
✅ Prior Travel Experience
✅ EPIC Experience
✅ Lives Outside 50-Mile Radius
✅ Comfortable Floating to All Inpatient Units
✅ Comfortable with Fast-Paced Post-Surgical Admissions