Med Surg RN
Appleton, Wisconsin
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Employment type: Travel Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP Shift: 12-hour nights (NOCs), 5:30 PM start Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (not guaranteed the week of orientation; set hours are guaranteed except during holidays when the unit is closed)

Role Overview

• Part of the Clinical Resource Team, which requires comfort with floating between units and facilities
• Assignments are based on skillset and staffing needs; the traveler takes only patients within their skillset
• Schedule provided in 2-week increments; location may change up to 2 hours in advance
• Patient ratio: 1:5-6 (days and nights under the new staffing model), with RNs paired with support staff (LPN/CNA) based on acuity
• Orientation: 8 hours, unbillable
• Weekends: per job posting (every, every other, etc.); open to candidates available every weekend
• Holidays: holiday rotation as needed
• On-call/call-back: none
• Scrub color: black

Float Scope

• Float to all Med/Surg units at the Appleton and Neenah locations
• May float to other facilities in the system as needed, primarily the Neenah and Appleton sites; must be open to smaller locations
• Units in scope include:

  • 5th floor cardiac (pre/post cath, heart cath, pacemakers)
  • Neuro (stroke, post-TNK, neurosurgery)

Primary Case Types

Medical/surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and ortho, DKA, pediatric patients (rare)

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Minimum 3+ years of experience as an RN
• Minimum 2+ years of medical-surgical experience
• Prior travel experience required
• Not eligible if home location is within 50 miles of the system's corporate center

Preferred Qualifications

• AHA ACLS
• One travel contract (strongly preferred)
• Experience with pre/post cath, post-pacemaker care, and TR bands (strongly preferred)