PCU RN
Wausau, Wisconsin
Aspirus Wausau Hospital

Intermediate Care (IMC) Registered Nurse

Location: Wausau, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks (contract ends on Sunday, not Saturday) Start Date: ASAP Shift: 12-hour night shift, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM

Schedule

• Guaranteed 48 hours per week
• Not on call
• Low census in 4-hour increments; may work only 4 or 8 hours of a shift
• Hours are not guaranteed the week of orientation. Otherwise, guaranteed set hours apply, except during holidays when the unit is closed.
• Weekends: every other weekend
• Holidays: every other holiday

Unit Information

• Unit: Med Surg Intermediate Care, 36 beds
• Patient ratio: 4:1 for primary patients and insulin drips
• Heavy telemetry
• Typical patients: stable and weaning ventilators/trach, sepsis, trauma, alcohol detox, GI bleed, colostomy/ileostomy, chest tubes, TBI, ortho trauma, spinal cord injury, and stroke
• Floating: as needed to all inpatient units in the facility, typically to higher acuity units
• Scrub colors: any color

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• ICU experience
• Trauma Level II experience
• Electronic charting experience

Other Requirements

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

Candidate Traits Sought

• Hard worker, resilient, and adaptable to change
• Sociable and able to work independently to complete tasks promptly and fast-paced unit