Neuro PCU RN
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield Medical Center

RN (Registered Nurse): Med Surg/PCU/Tele RN, Neuro Trauma

Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin Facility Type: Medical Center Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week)

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS, NIHSS
• 2 years of Med Surg, PCU, or ICU experience
• Experience in the setting within the last 1 year
• Drip experience
• Must note in submission if the clinician has ever worked for the facility. If so, the previous assignment must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date.

Preferred Qualifications

• Home trach/vent experience (highly preferred)

Unit Details

• Unit: PCU, Neuro Trauma focus, 28 beds
• Common patients: Strokes, seizures, Guillain-Barré, myasthenia gravis, spinal injuries, thrombectomies, TNK/TPA patients 24 hours post-administration, endovascular neuro cases, AMS, dementia, trauma orthopedic injuries (hematomas, bleeds, falls on thinners, farm and MVA accidents)
• Trach and vent experience is key on this unit. The facility will train on vents, but RNs must be open to learning.
• Open to first-time travelers.
• Nurse ratios: Days 1:4–5; Nights 1:5–6 (depends on acuity)
• Nurse aide ratios: Days 1:9; Nights 1:12
• Titratable drips: Heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, amiodarone, 3% saline, insulin. RNs are required to titrate drips.
• Charge nurse: Takes an assignment. Nights take a full team; days take a smaller assignment.
• RT equipment: Vents, trachs, CPAP, BiPAP, Vapotherm, EtCO2
• Monitoring: Central monitor is located in a different area.
• Floating: Sister Med Surg units across six specialties: mixed care, cardiac, general, MS ortho, heme/onc, and general patients.

Schedule and Logistics

• Scheduling: Self-scheduling; manager balances the schedule. Opens 6 weeks in advance. Same shifts cannot be guaranteed for travel duos.
• Weekends: Every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Holidays: Typically 2–3 for winter, otherwise every other holiday
• On call/standby: None
• Scrubs: Any solid color
• Orientation: 1 shift of general orientation and 1 shift with a preceptor
• Timekeeping: All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility