Stepdown RN
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
3313-WI Columbia St Marys Milwaukee Hospital

RN Step Down, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Overview

• Role: RN Step Down
• Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Employment type: Travel (LTA)
• Contract length: 13 to 26 weeks
• Schedule: EOW; EOH
• Shift: 19:00 - 07:30

Placement and Float Scope

• Placed on the unit with the greatest need, either PCU or Med/Surg/Tele, based on the traveler's skills.
• Accepts a Med/Surg or Stepdown RN. Both skills use the same credentialing.
• Floats onsite within skill set, or to sites within 40 miles if needed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Wisconsin
• Stepdown experience (2 years)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience
• One completed travel assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Driver's License

Licenses and Verifications

• Current license with primary source verification, completed within 30 days prior to the start of the assignment
• Nursys verification, completed within 30 days prior to start
• Disciplinary actions: complete the disciplinary-action questionnaire and upload it with board documents and verification
• Driver's license or state ID: must not be expired, must match the address on file, and must show front and back. For a placement outside the home state of a compact license, the address must match the compact license's home state.

Certifications

• BLS from AHA, required for onboarding
• ACLS from AHA, required for onboarding
• NIH certification, required for onboarding (Group A updated yearly; Groups B-F every 2 years)

Testing and Competencies

• Specialty exam: Completed before first assignment and updated every 3 years. Minimum 80% or national benchmark passing score. 2 attempts allowed.
• EKG exam: Minimum 80% passing score, 2 attempts permitted, updated every 3 years. Agency grades and uploads the exam with the percentage on the first page, plus the traveler's e-signature and date. Answers must be visibly marked. Traveler must update to the latest version when required.
• Core competencies: HIPAA, Joint Commission, NPSG, and OSHA topics. Completed within 1 year of start and updated every 3 years. Minimum 80% passing score. 2 attempts allowed.
• Skills checklist: Clinical only, completed within 1 year of start and updated annually for specialty
• Color vision: Completed before start and updated every 3 years
• Unit-specific checklist: Optional for onboarding. The unit leader must upload it within a week.

Health and Immunizations

• MMR: Documented proof of two doses or a positive IgG titer. No declinations accepted. If the titer is negative, two doses are required four weeks apart.
• Hepatitis B: Proof of the 3-vaccine series, or a signed and dated declination
• Varicella: Proof of two doses, serological immunity, or history of varicella or herpes zoster verified by a healthcare provider. If negative, two doses are required four weeks apart. No declinations accepted.
• Tdap: Valid for 10 years from administration. No declinations or attestations accepted.
• Influenza: Exemptions and declinations accepted, but the traveler must wear a mask at all times. Flu season is October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
• TB: Two-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON/T-SPOT). First PPD within 1 year, second PPD within 30 days of start, and/or negative IGRA within 90 days of start. TB questionnaire updated annually. A positive TB result requires a chest X-ray within the last year plus the TB questionnaire.
• Fit test: Required for all travelers, updated annually. Preferred before start, but can be completed onsite. PAPR cannot be completed onsite. WI and MI require 3M 1860 Regular, 3M 1860 Small, or 3M 1870+.
• Health statement: Statement of good health or completed physical exam before first assignment, updated annually
• 11-panel drug screen: Completed within 30 days before the first assignment, updated annually. Retesting is required after a break in service over 90 days. MRO review is included for prescriptions or negative-dilute results.

Background and Verification

• Criminal background check: Includes SSN trace, OIG search, National Sex Offender search, county residence and employment search, National Criminal, OFAC, and VSOP. Completed within 90 days of first assignment and updated yearly. Counties must be rerun after a break in service over 90 days.
• EPLS: Run within 90 days of start, rerun after a break in service over 90 days
• Education verification: Completed within 90 days of start. Diplomas are not accepted. If verification fails, official transcripts are required.
• Employment verification: Third-party verification for the past 7 years, updated every year. Must match resume or profile.

Onboarding and Submission Documents

• Submission: Resume or profile, 2 professional references (completed before first assignment), skills checklist, Nursys verification, and license verification
• Pre-hire education: Onboarding requirements education attestation, from the 6-hour pre-hire module. The agency uploads the attestation after completion.
• Onsite: Nursing contract worker onboarding, Nova StatStrip pre-hire modules (required annually), and Epic test-out with training checklist and signed attestation
• Other: Badge photo (forward-facing headshot with a white or blue background, no alterations or filters), confirmation of assignment on agency letterhead (updated with each extension)
• Optional: Legal documentation of name change. A positive PPD result with a negative chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire is optional.