Travel Nurse RN - Intermediate Care in Wausau, WI

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intermediate Care
Location: Wausau, WI
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job ID: 906520

Job Title


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

Location


Wausau, WI | Acute Care

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 heavy telemetry monitoring, maintaining a 4:1 patient ratio
• Manage a complex 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 other high-acuity interventions including chest tube management and colostomy/ileostomy care
• Float to other inpatient units as needed, typically to higher acuity settings
• 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 vaccination during flu season

• Active Wisconsin RN License required
• BLS and ACLS certification (AHA or ARC) required
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a Stepdown, Intermediate Care, or PCU setting required
• Ventilator and trach experience required
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment required
• Every other weekend and every other holiday availability required

• ICU experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Experience with EPIC electronic health records preferred
• Ability to work independently, manage tasks efficiently, and adapt well to change in a fast-paced environment

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity intermediate care environment with a diverse and clinically rich patient population
• Consistent night shift schedule with expected set weekly hours, offering stability throughout the contract period