Intermediate Care Registered Nurse
Green Bay, WI
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Overview

• Facility: Aspirus Wausau Hospital (Level II Trauma Center)
• Location: Wausau, WI (Greater Green Bay Region)
• Position: Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care (IMC) / Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks (Note: Contract officially terminates on a Sunday)
• Target Start Date: ASAP / 07/20/2026
• Hours: 36 hours per week (Eligible for up to 36 hours of low-census tracking per contract, applied in hourly/4-hour blocks).
• Shift: Days | 3x12-Hour (07:00 - 19:30)
  • Schedule Details: Every other weekend and every other holiday required. No regular on-call.

Job Description & Unit Details

Join a high-acuity, fast-paced 36-bed Med-Surg Intermediate Care Unit. Operating at a 4:1 patient ratio, this unit requires high resilience, fast clinical tasking, and comfortable autonomy with complex stepdown and post-trauma nursing interventions.

• Patient Ratio: 4:1
• Clinical Profiles: Heavy Telemetry tracking, stable/weaning mechanical ventilators, active tracheostomies, sepsis management, alcohol detoxification, GI bleeds, chest tubes, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), orthopedic/spinal cord traumas, stroke, and continuous insulin drips.
• Charting System: EPIC (Experience highly preferred).
• Floating Policy: Required to float to all higher-acuity inpatient units across the facility as needed.
• Scrub Dress Code: Any solid color scrubs.

Requirements

Experience & Competencies (Strict Mandates)

• Total Experience: Minimum 2+ years of firm Stepdown / Intermediate / PCU experience. (ICU background or Level II Trauma experience is highly preferred).
• Travel History: Must have at least 1 successfully completed prior travel assignment.
• Skill Prerequisites: Proven, hands-on Ventilator and Tracheostomy management experience is strictly required.

Licensure & Certifications

• State License: Active Wisconsin (WI) RN license or active multi-state Compact license in hand.
• Certifications: AHA or American Red Cross issued BLS and ACLS.

Facility Submission Rules

• Strict Radius Restriction: The candidate's permanent residential address must sit outside a 50-mile physical radius from Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
• Orientation Hours: GSA hours are not guaranteed during the initial week of orientation.