Emergency Department RN
Hayward, Wisconsin
Hayward Area Memorial Hospital

ER RN

Overview

• Location: Hayward, Wisconsin (northwest Wisconsin)
• Setting: Critical access hospital; traveler-friendly facility
• Area: Variety of outdoor activities, including miles of hiking trails
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: All; 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience
• ER and urgent care experience
• BLS certification
• PALS certification
• ACLS certification

Preferred Qualifications

• TNCC certification
• NRP certification
• ENPC certification

Unit and Department

• Unit: Emergency Room
• Patient types and common drips: Variable
• Beds and trauma rooms: 12 beds and 2 trauma rooms
• Trauma level: Level 4; not a STEMI or stroke center
• Fast Track: Yes
• Triage: Separate triage area; travelers are preferred to be trained in triage
• Holding: Intermixed within the ER
• Psych/seclusion: Behavioral health ligature-safe room
• Volume: About 15,500 visits per year (about 40 per day, with seasonal fluctuation)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 11p-8a: 2 RNs; add an RN from 8a-8p and from 11a-11p
• Security: In-house at night and on weekends
• ED physician: In house 24/7; mid-level coverage at peak times
• House supervisor: Always present; not required to take the assignment
• Support staff: Patient care techs
• Respiratory therapy: Not 24/7; assists as needed; call RT in for vents
• Monitor techs: None
• Imaging: X-ray and CT right next door
• Phlebotomy: Both phlebotomy and RNs draw labs
• Orientation: Unit orientation depends on the individual

Schedule and Float

• Scheduling: No self-scheduling; block scheduling possible if requested; shifts depend on need
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Rotating
• Call or standby: None
• Float: Between Med-Surg and ED on weekends (variable shifts); the facility states floating is not required for ER travelers at this time

Housing

• Housing leads available (at additional cost); candidate should look into housing in the area with the submittal

Other Details

• Dress code: Charcoal or pewter gray scrubs, any style