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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical (Travel)

Overview

• Location: Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin
• Employment type: Travel
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Role: Part of the clinical resource float team. Must be comfortable floating between units and other facilities.

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (NOCs), starting at 5:30 PM
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week. Hours are not guaranteed the week of orientation. Set hours are guaranteed except during holidays when the unit is closed.
• Missed shifts: Must be made up within 2 weeks of the absence
• Weekends: Per job posting (every, every other, etc.). Open to an every-weekend candidate.
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed
• On-call / call-back: None
• Billing period: Sunday to Saturday
• Orientation: 8 hours, unbillable
• Scheduling: Schedule provided in 2-week increments. Location is subject to change up to 2 hours in advance.
• Scrub color: Black

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Prior travel experience required
• 3+ years of experience as an RN
• 2+ years of medical-surgical experience
• Not eligible if a facility or home location is within 50 miles of the corporate center in Neenah, WI
• Electronic charting experience within the last year (software familiarity)

Preferred Qualifications

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

Patient Assignment

• Patient ratio: 1:5–6 on days and nights (new staffing model). RNs are paired with support staff (LPN/CNA) based on acuity.
• Primary cases: Medical/surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and orthopedics, DKA. Pediatric patients are rare.
• Units:

  • 5th floor cardiac (pre/post, heart cath, and pacemakers)
  • Neuro (stroke, post-TNK, neurosurgery)
• Assignments are based on skillset. Traveler will only take patients within their skillset.

Float Scope

• Will float to all med/surg units in Appleton and Neenah.
• May float to all other facilities in the system as needed, primarily Neenah and Appleton. Must be open to the smaller locations as needed.