Med Surg RN
Marshfield, Wisconsin
Marshfield Medical Center

Med Surg RN Rehab

Job Title: RN (Registered Nurse) Location: Marshfield, Wisconsin Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit and Department

• Department: Rehab RN
• Beds: 10 patients in private rooms
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Patient population: Adult unit only; does not take pediatric patients
• Common diagnoses: About 40% stroke, plus a mix of trauma, ortho, neuro, and a variety of disabilities
• Average length of stay: 10-14 days
• Floating: May float to med surg telemetry units

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: BLS
• Experience: First-time travelers must have rehab experience. Master's-prepared (MS) nurses are accepted with prior travel experience. Master's-prepared first-time travelers are accepted if they have rehab experience.
• Submission requirement: Must note in the submission whether the clinician has ever worked for the facility. If they previously worked there, their end date must be at least 6 months before the submission date.
• Clock in/out: All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility.
• Duo scheduling: Duos cannot work the same shifts.

Clinical Duties and Support

• IV drips: RNs are not required to titrate drips. Common drips include IV fluids, antibiotics, and heparin when transitioning to Coumadin.
• Monitoring: No tele/monitor techs on the unit, and RNs do not read strips.
• Team conferences: RNs attend acute inpatient rehab team conferences, around 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Nebulizers and inhalers: RNs administer nebs and inhalers.
• Respiratory therapy: RT handles CPAP and BiPAP at night, and RNs can remove them.
• Therapy and physician support: PT, OT, SLP, and a rehab physician are available.
• Nurse aides: CNAs are available on days and evenings. No CNA from 2300-0700.
• Charge nurse: Takes patient assignments at a 1:5 ratio. Travelers can serve as charge nurse.

Schedule

• Shift options: 12-hour shifts of 7-7 are typical. Other options are 7-3:30, 3-2330, and 2300-0700. The agency usually offers 12-hour shifts, with some 8-hour shifts.
• Weekends: Every other to every third weekend.
• Holidays: Two out of three for winter, and every other holiday for the rest of the year.
• Call or standby: Not required.

Other Details

• Orientation: Two 12-hour shifts.
• Scrubs: Any color, clean and professional.