Med Surg Telemetry 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 Hours: 36 guaranteed per week, 12-hour night shifts starting 5:30 PM

Required Qualifications

• Wisconsin RN License
• AHA BLS
• NIHSS
• Minimum 3+ years of experience as an RN
• Minimum 2+ years of Medical-Surgical experience
• Previous travel required. Travelers coming from a facility, or whose home location is within 50 miles of the corporate center, will not be considered.
• Charting experience in the EMR 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)

Clinical Focus

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

  • 5th floor cardiac (pre/post procedure, heart cath, and pacemakers)
  • Neuro (stroke, post TNK, neurosurgery)
• Assignments are based on skillset. Travelers only take patients within their skillset.
• Patient ratio: 1:5–6 on days and nights, with RNs paired with support staff (LPN/CNA) based on acuity.

Float and Schedule

• Float: Floats throughout all Med/Surg units at the Appleton and Neenah sites. May also float to other facilities in the system as needed. Must be comfortable floating between units and facilities. Part of the clinical resource float team.
• Schedule: Provided in 2-week increments. Location is subject to change up to 2 hours in advance.
• Weekends: Per job posting. Open to every-weekend candidates.
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed.
• On call: None.
• Missed shifts: Must be made up within 2 weeks of the absence.
• Guaranteed hours: Guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays when the unit is closed. Hours are not guaranteed during orientation week.
• Orientation: 8 hours, unbillable.
• Scrub color: Black.

Desired Traits

• Hard worker
• Resilient
• Manages change well
• Social