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 | Intermediate Care / Stepdown Unit

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 13 Weeks | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Expected 36 hours/week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 36-bed Medical Surgical Intermediate Care unit with a heavy telemetry focus at a 4:1 patient ratio
• Manage a diverse patient population including stable and weaning ventilator/trach patients, sepsis, trauma, alcohol detox, GI bleed, TBI, ortho trauma, spinal cord injury, and stroke
• Administer and monitor insulin drips and primary patient care responsibilities
• Float to higher-acuity inpatient units facility-wide as needed
• Complete an EKG competency exam during the compliance/onboarding process
• Adhere to facility infection control policies, including masking requirements for staff who decline flu and COVID vaccinations during flu season

Required Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin RN License required
• BLS and ACLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience — firm requirement
• Stepdown, Intermediate Care, or PCU experience required
• Ventilator and trach experience required
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment required

Preferred Experience / Skills

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

Why Join Us

• Join a fast-paced, clinically rich unit offering exposure to a wide variety of complex patient populations including trauma, neuro, and critical care step-down cases
• Every other weekend and every other holiday schedule provides a degree of work-life balance within a high-acuity travel assignment