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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Assignment: Travel, Clinical Resource Team (float role) Location: Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin Start: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week (not guaranteed the week of orientation; set hours are guaranteed except during holidays when the unit is closed)

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour days, starting 5:20 AM
• Weekends: Varies by job posting (up to every weekend, up to every other weekend, etc.); candidates open to every weekend are preferred
• Holidays: Rotation as needed
• On Call/Call Back: None
• Missed Shifts: Must be made up within 2 weeks
• Schedule: Provided in 2-week increments; location can change with up to 2 hours' notice
• Orientation: 8 hours

Role and Float Scope

• Part of the Clinical Resource Team, which requires comfort floating between units and facilities
• Floats throughout all Med/Surg units at Appleton and Neenah
• May float to other facilities as needed, primarily Neenah and Appleton, and must be open to smaller locations
• Primary units: Neenah 5th floor cardiac (pre/post procedures, heart cath, pacemakers) and Neuro (stroke, post-TNK, neurosurgery)
• Assignments are based on skillset; the traveler takes only patients within their skillset
• Patient ratio: 1:5-6 on days and nights (new staffing model), with RNs paired with support staff (LPN/CNA) based on acuity

Primary Cases

Medical/surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and ortho, DKA; pediatric patients are rare.

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN License
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Prior travel experience required; travelers from a facility within 50 miles of the Neenah corporate center, or whose home location is within 50 miles, will not be considered
• 3+ years of experience as an RN
• 2+ years of Med/Surg experience

Preferred Qualifications

• AHA ACLS
• 1 travel contract
• Experience with pre/post cath, post pacemaker, and TR bands

Desired Traits

Hard worker, resilient, manages change well, sociable.