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

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical

Overview

• Employment type: Travel
• Location: Appleton, WI and Neenah, WI
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: ASAP
• Team: Clinical Resource Team. Must be comfortable floating between units and facilities.

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour night shifts (NOCs), 5:30 PM start
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week. GSA hours are not guaranteed the week of orientation. Guaranteed hours do not apply during holidays when the unit is closed.
• Weekends: Up to every other weekend. Open to candidates available every weekend.
• Holidays: Holiday rotation as needed
• On-call/call-back: None
• Make-up time: Any missed shift must be made up within 2 weeks
• Orientation: 8 hours
• Schedule notice: Provided in 2-week increments
• Location changes: Assignment location can change up to 2 hours in advance

Assignment and Float Scope

• Float: Throughout all Med/Surg units at Appleton and Neenah. May float to all facilities in the system as needed, primarily Neenah and Appleton, and must be open to smaller locations.
• Cardiac unit (5th floor): Pre/post cath, heart cath, and pacemakers
• Neuro unit: Stroke, post-TNK, and neurosurgery
• Assignments are based on skillset. Traveler will only take patients within their skillset.

Patient Care

• Patient ratio: 1:5-6 (days and nights, new staffing model)
• Support staff: RNs are paired with LPNs or CNAs based on acuity.
• Primary cases: Medical/Surgical, general surgical, oncology, renal, CIWA, CHF, COPD, stroke, surgical trauma and ortho, DKA
• Pediatric patients: Rare
• Scrub color: Black

Required Qualifications

• Prior travel experience: Required. Candidates whose current facility or home location is within 50 miles of the corporate center in Neenah, WI are not eligible.
• Experience: 3+ years as an RN and 2+ years Med/Surg experience
• Licenses and certifications: WI RN License, AHA BLS, NIHSS

Preferred Qualifications

• Travel contract: 1 prior travel contract (strongly preferred)
• Certifications: AHA ACLS
• Clinical experience: Pre/post cath, post pacemaker, and TR Bands experience (strongly preferred)

Other Notes

• Source describes the ideal candidate as a hard worker, resilient, adaptable to change, and sociable.