PCU RN
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
UW Health Beaver Dam

Registered Nurse – PCU

Overview

• Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts (18:30–07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Contract option: A 48-hour contract may be considered if the nurse is willing to work more weekends.

Role Details

• Weekend rotation, plus every other holiday.
• Standby call as needed.
• Occasional ICU/PCU patients on the unit.
• The RN must care for all acuity types and patient ratios.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Wisconsin.
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience: 2 years.
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Med Surg experience.

Pre-Start Compliance Requirements

• E-Verify.
• Background check completed within 90 days before the start date, including a Wisconsin BID form and a Wisconsin Caregiver Search.
• Exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) on hire and monthly thereafter.
• Employment application.
• Two clinical references from the last 3 years.
• Primary source verification of the license within 30 days of start and upon expiration.
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start.
• Employee health and immunization records:

  • TB test or chest X-ray. A TB questionnaire is required annually.
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity, or a medical or religious exemption.
  • Hepatitis B vaccination series with titer, or a facility-specific declination.
  • Physical exam within 1 year.
  • Fit mask testing is completed onsite.
• Flu vaccine or an approved exemption is required during flu season (09/21 to 04/13). The vaccine is available onsite at no charge.