PICU Registered Nurse
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield Medical Center

PICU RN - 3W (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse)

Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Required Certifications

• BLS (AHA)
• PALS (AHA)
• TNCC preferred but not required

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of PICU experience (highest required)
• Prior travel experience not required (open to first-time travelers and travel duos)

Unit Details

• Unit Type: PICU
• Beds: 8 beds (average census 4-5)
• Nurse:Patient Ratio: 1:1 or 1:2 depending on patient acuity
• Common Patient Diagnoses: Respiratory issues, DKA, traumas (MVAs, head traumas), broken bones, surgical patients, neurological (seizures), overdoses, suicide attempts

Skills and Responsibilities

• Experience with intubated patients, running drips, sedation, ICP monitoring, EVDs, emergency situations
• ECMO not performed on this unit
• Nurses draw their own labs
• RNs are required to titrate drips (cardiac, insulin, heparin, sedation)
• Charge nurse takes assignments and modifies as able
• No nurse aides on the unit; RNs perform all patient care
• RNs read and interpret their own telemetry strips (no telemetry techs)

Support and Coverage

• Intensivist not in-house but available within 10 minutes
• Residents present 24/7
• Respiratory therapy equipment includes vents, CPAP, BiPAP, Nava, Vapotherm, Heliox

Scheduling and Work Conditions

• Shift Length: 12-hour night shifts
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling with a tiered approach; block scheduling not allowed
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• No call or standby requirements
• Floating: May float to pediatric areas or NICU (if experienced), and adult areas as observers depending on census
• Dress Code: Clean, professional, pediatric appropriate

Orientation

• 1 day general hospital orientation
• 2 days unit-specific orientation

Note: Clinicians who have previously worked at this facility must have ended their employment at least 6 months prior to submission.