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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Employment Type: Travel Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 13 weeks (open to 26 weeks; note in profile submission)

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: 12-hour days, listed as 5:30 AM to 6:00 PM (posting shows a 5:20 AM start time)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (open to 48 GSA hours; note in profile submission)
• GSA hours are not guaranteed during the orientation week. Otherwise, hours are guaranteed except during holidays when the unit is closed.
• Orientation: 8 hours
• Missed shifts: Must be made up within 2 weeks
• Weekends: Per job posting; open to an every-weekend candidate
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed
• On call / call back: None
• Schedule: Provided in 2-week increments
• Location changes: Possible up to 2 hours in advance due to needs

Assignment and Float

• Part of the Clinical Resource Team (CRT). Must be comfortable floating between units and facilities.
• Floats throughout all Med/Surg units in Appleton and Neenah, and may float to other system facilities as needed, primarily Neenah and Appleton. Must be open to smaller locations as needed.
• Assignments are based on skillset, and the traveler will only take patients within their skillset.
• Staffing: 1:5-6 patient ratio on days and nights (new staffing model). RNs are paired with support staff (LPN/CNA) based on acuity.
• Unit focus areas:

  • 5th floor (Neenah): cardiac, including pre/post cath, heart cath, and pacemakers
  • Neuro (Neenah): stroke, post-TNK, neurosurgery
• Scrub color: Black

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN license
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• 3+ years of experience as an RN
• 2+ years of Med/Surg experience
• Prior travel experience required (no travelers from a facility or home location within 50 miles of the system's corporate center in Neenah)
• Electronic charting experience within the last year

Preferred Qualifications

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

Patient Population

• Primary cases: Medical/Surgical, General Surgical, Oncology, Renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, Stroke, Surgical Trauma & Ortho, DKA
• Pediatric patients: Rare

Ideal Candidate Traits

• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well
• Social