PCU RN
Wausau, Wisconsin
Aspirus Wausau Hospital

Registered Nurse: IMC RN, Intermediate Care

Location: Wausau, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks (contract ends on Sunday, not Saturday) Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week (not guaranteed the week of orientation; guaranteed set hours otherwise, except during holidays when the unit is closed) Shift: 12-hour day/night variable shifts, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM Scrub Colors: Any color

Unit Information

• Med Surg Intermediate Care unit with 36 beds
• Heavy telemetry
• Patient ratio: 4:1 for primary patients and insulin drips
• Typical patients: stable and weaning vents/trach, sepsis, trauma, alcohol detox, GI bleed, colostomy/ileostomy, chest tubes, TBI, ortho trauma, spinal cord injury, and stroke

Float Requirements

• May float to any inpatient unit as needed, typically to higher acuity units

Schedule and On-Call

• Weekends: every other weekend
• Holidays: every other holiday
• Not on call. Low census hours may be taken in 4-hour increments, and the traveler may be asked to work only 4 or 8 hours of a shift.

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• BLS and ACLS (AHA or ARC)
• EKG exam during compliance
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience (firm requirement)
• Stepdown, intermediate, or PCU experience
• Ventilator/trach experience
• At least 1 prior travel experience

Preferred Qualifications

• ICU experience
• Trauma Level II experience
• Charting experience

Ideal Candidate Traits

• Hard worker, resilient, and manages change well
• Able to work independently and complete tasks in a timely manner in a fast-paced unit

Policies

• During flu season, travelers who decline flu and COVID vaccination must wear a mask at all times. This is a mandatory facility policy with no exceptions, and failure to follow it may result in corrective action.