Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Wausau, WI

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intermediate Care
Location: Wausau, WI
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Intermediate Care (IMC/PCU/Stepdown)

Location

Wausau, WI | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Rotating 12-Hour Shifts (Days/Nights, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM / 7:00 PM–7:30 AM) | Expected 36 hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide intermediate care nursing on a 36-bed Med-Surg IMC unit with heavy telemetry monitoring
• Manage a diverse patient population including sepsis, GI bleed, trauma, TBI, ortho trauma, spinal cord injury, stroke, alcohol detox, and colostomy/ileostomy care
• Care for patients requiring ventilator and tracheostomy management , chest tubes, and insulin drips
• Maintain a 4:1 patient ratio in a fast-paced environment, completing tasks independently and efficiently
• Float to higher-acuity inpatient units as needed; low census may occur in 4-hour increments
• Adhere to facility infection control policies, including masking requirements during flu season if vaccination is declined

Required Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification required – American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)
• Minimum 2+ years of nursing experience – Stepdown, Intermediate Care, or PCU experience required
• Ventilator and tracheostomy experience required
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment required
• Must pass an EKG exam during compliance/onboarding

Preferred Experience / Skills

• ICU experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Experience with EPIC electronic health records preferred

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work on a dynamic, high-acuity intermediate care unit with a wide variety of complex patient cases
• Every other weekend and every other holiday schedule, offering a degree of work-life balance within a contract setting