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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Employment type: Travel Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP Shift: 12-hour days, starting 5:20 AM Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (not guaranteed the week of orientation; set hours are guaranteed except during holidays when the unit is closed) On call / call back: None

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Prior travel experience required. No travelers from a facility, or whose home location is within 50 miles of the system's corporate center in Neenah, WI
• 3+ years of experience as an RN
• 2+ years of medical-surgical experience
• Able to take only patients within their skillset

Preferred Qualifications

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

Role Details

• Team: Part of a clinical resource team and must be comfortable floating between units and facilities
• Float scope: Floats across all medical-surgical units at the Appleton and Neenah campuses, and may float to other system facilities as needed (primarily Neenah and Appleton, and must be open to smaller locations)
• Units: 5th floor cardiac (pre/post, heart cath, and pacemakers); Neuro (stroke, post-TNK, neurosurgery)
• Primary cases: Medical/surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and ortho, DKA; pediatric patients (rare)
• Patient ratio: 1:5–6 on days and nights (new staffing model); RNs are paired with LPN/CNA support based on acuity
• Assignment basis: Based on skillset; expected to fill staffing needs as needed
• Schedule: Provided in 2-week increments; location can change up to 2 hours in advance
• Weekends: Per job posting; open to every-weekend candidates
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed
• Missed shifts: Must be made up within 2 weeks
• Orientation: 8-hour orientation
• Scrub color: Black

Software and Other Notes

• Charting in the facility's electronic medical record system within the last year is required. This is software familiarity, not a credential.
• Desired traits: hard worker, resilient, manages change well, social