Critical Care Float ICU RN
Madison, Wisconsin
SSM Health Saint Mary's Hospital-Madison

ICU RN

Overview

• Location: Madison, Wisconsin
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: Every other weekend required
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Assignment Details

• Floats between an ICU unit and a PCU unit and must be able to care for patients on both.
• Adult medical patients, including sepsis, DKA, pneumonia, altered mental status, and alcohol withdrawal.
• Equipment includes Ivenix IV pumps, Linnet beds, and SpaceLabs bedside monitoring.

Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Wisconsin. A WI license or compact license is required, verified by primary source verification before start.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience required.
• Critical Care Float experience of 1 year required, with Critical Care Float experience within the last year.
• One completed travel assignment required. First-time travelers are not accepted.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association or RQI required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association required.
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification required for ICU. Must be updated annually; any vendor is acceptable. NIHSS certification is preferred for PCU candidates.
• Experience with Epic required.
• NURSYS verification before start.
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam required for ICU and PCU/step-down units.
• AbioMed Impella online training required for ICU/CCU candidates, updated annually. Not needed for the Neuro ICU unit.
• Skills checklist required.
• Wisconsin Caregiver Screening and BID form required before start.
• Criminal background check within 12 months of start.
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start.
• TB test (PPD, Qgold, or TSPOT) within 12 months of start, or a chest X-ray within 5 years of start if the PPD is positive.
• TB questionnaire at start and annually.
• Measles (rubeola), mumps, and rubella: positive titer or proof of 2 vaccines for new candidates.
• Varicella immunity for new candidates.
• Hepatitis B titer, series, or declination for brand-new candidates.
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season. Pharmacy receipts accepted. Flu vaccine deadline is 12/5, and the vaccine is not offered onsite.
• OSHA respirator clearance required before start so the facility can fit test the candidate. Fit test is completed onsite during the first week of orientation and must be returned within two weeks of start.

Preferred Qualifications

• Past positive chest X-ray preferred over a current negative one.
• Initial COVID vaccine series collected if the candidate has received it.

Onboarding and Post-Start Requirements

• Badge photo: clear, passport-style, plain white or off-white background, shoulders up, JPEG format.
• Confidentiality and security agreement and standards of ethical conduct policy, signed before start.
• Facility modules must be completed by the compliance due date and updated annually.
• Agency personnel orientation checklist, completed during orientation and returned within the first week.
• Glucometer assessment, completed during orientation and returned within 5 days.
• Medical or religious exemptions require facility-specific forms and are approved by the agency.