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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Employment type: Travel Location: Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin Start date: ASAP Contract length: 13 weeks

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour nights (5:30 PM start)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week, except the week of orientation and holidays when the unit is closed
• Weekends: Per job posting (up to every, up to every other); open to every-weekend candidates
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed
• On call / call back: None
• Orientation: 8 hours
• Make-up time: Any missed shift must be made up within 2 weeks
• Scheduling: Schedule provided in 2-week increments; location can change up to 2 hours in advance
• Scrub color: Black

Units and Float Scope

• Clinical Resource Team: Float to all Med/Surg units at the primary campuses in Appleton and Neenah, with possible float to other facilities in the system (primarily Neenah and Appleton, and smaller locations as needed)
• Assignment basis: Based on skillset; the traveler will only take patients within their skillset
• 5th floor cardiac: Pre/post cath, heart cath, and pacemakers
• Neuro unit: Stroke, post-TNK, and neurosurgery
• Patient ratio: 1:5-6 on days and nights (new staffing model); RNs paired with LPN/CNA support based on acuity

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Charting experience in the EMR within the last year
• Minimum 3+ years of experience as an RN
• Minimum 2+ years of Med/Surg experience
• Previous travel required (candidates coming from a facility, or whose home location is within 50 miles of the Neenah corporate center, are not eligible)

Preferred Qualifications

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

Primary Case Types

Medical/Surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and ortho, DKA. Pediatric patients are rare.

Candidate Traits Sought

Hard worker, resilient, manages change well, and sociable.