MICU RN
Medford, Wisconsin
Aspirus Medford Hospital

MedSurg RN

Specialty: Medical-Surgical Location: Medford, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: ASAP

Schedule

• 12-hour variable shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Radius rule: contractors must live outside a 50-mile radius (expires 11/6)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Wisconsin
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience
• MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) experience of 2 years
• MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• PALS issued by American Red Cross or American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

• ED or ICU experience
• Electronic charting experience

Unit and Assignment Details

• Primary location: 25-bed critical access hospital
• Unit: 20 beds, typical census 8 to 10
• ICU and Med-Surg share the unit; the ICU has 3 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 to 1:5 on days and evenings, 1:6 to 1:7 on evenings and nights
• Float: occasional, to help other departments with tasks such as vital checks; travelers do not take patient load. May also float to other facilities in the system.
• Low census: up to 36 unbillable hours, which can include on-call hours. Travelers may be placed on call during low census and called back to the facility, with a 2-hour call-back minimum.
• Orientation week: GSA not applicable

Policies

• Scrubs: any style, must be clean and work-appropriate
• Flu season: travelers who decline flu and COVID vaccination must wear a mask at all times, with no exceptions. Non-compliance will result in corrective action.