PCU RN
Wausau, Wisconsin
Aspirus Wausau Hospital

IMC RN (Intermediate Care) - Travel Registered Nurse

Location: Wausau, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel Specialty: Intermediate Care Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks (contract ends on Sunday, not Saturday)

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour day or night variable shifts, 7:00 AM-7:30 PM or 7:00 PM-7:30 AM
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week, except during holidays when the unit is closed
• Orientation Week: Hours are not guaranteed
• Weekends/Holidays: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Low Census: The unit may low census in 4-hour increments and may ask a traveler to work only 4 or 8 hours of a shift. This is not considered on call.

Unit Information

• Unit: Med Surg Intermediate Care, 36 beds
• Patient Ratio: 4:1 for primary patients and insulin drips
• Telemetry: Heavy Tele (telemetry)
• Typical Patients: Stable and weaning vent/trach patients, sepsis, trauma, alcohol detox, GI bleed, colostomy/ileostomy, chest tubes, TBI, ortho trauma, spinal cord injury, and stroke
• Float Requirements: Floats as needed to all inpatient units in the facility, typically to higher acuity units
• Scrub Colors: Any color

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• ICU experience
• Trauma Level II experience
• EMR charting experience

Work Expectations

• Able to manage independently and complete tasks in a timely manner
• Adapts well to change and is resilient
• During flu season, travelers who decline flu and COVID vaccination must wear a mask at all times. This is a facility policy, compliance is mandatory with no exceptions, and failure to follow it may result in corrective action.