Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse – Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Unit | Milwaukee, WI

Location: Milwaukee, WI (on-site) Employment Type: Contract, full-time (36 hrs/week, three 12-hour shifts) Shifts Available: Days, 7:30 AM – 8:00 PM. Each nurse is assigned one dedicated shift, and weekends and holidays are included. Length: 1-year assignment with the possibility of extension

About the Role

Asa Healthcare Staffing is looking for experienced Registered Nurses to care for our nation's Veterans on the inpatient Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) unit at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. The unit cares for patients with spinal cord injuries, MS and ALS, and most patients are SCI. About half have tetraplegia and half have paraplegia, and the unit covers acute and sub-acute rehab, primary care and chronic care. You'll work alongside physicians, NPs, social workers, psychology, dietitians, pharmacists, LPNs and nursing assistants.

What You'll Do

• Do head-to-toe assessments and build and update interdisciplinary plans of care
• Give medications, including IV meds, using Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA)
• Start IVs and care for PICC lines
• Provide trach care, suctioning (oral, NG and trach) and non-acute or acute ventilator care
• Give tube feedings and manage bowel and bladder programs, including indwelling and suprapubic catheters, colostomies and digital stimulation
• Do wound care, dressing changes and wound cultures, plus EKGs, Accu-checks and lab specimen collection
• Coordinate admissions, transfers and discharges, and educate patients and families
• Respond to rapid responses and codes on the unit, and perform Continuous Protective Observation (CPO) as needed
• Provide clinical oversight to LPNs, CNAs and Health Techs
• Document in the electronic health record

Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program (BSN preferred)
• Active, unrestricted RN license in any U.S. state, territory or DC
• Current AHA BLS certification. You must have it when you apply.
• At least 1 year of Spinal Cord Injury experience OR at least 2 years of Med/Surg experience. Tele or PCU experience counts if it includes SCI patients.
• Must pass a background check and fingerprinting, and VA credentialing through VetPro
• Health requirements: a current physical, a negative TB blood test (QuantiFERON or T-Spot), proof of immunity to MMR and varicella, Tdap within the last 10 years, the Hepatitis B series with a titer, and a yearly flu vaccine (anyone with an exemption must wear a mask during flu season)

Onboarding New nurses complete about 2 weeks of day-shift orientation, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM, then three 12-hour shifts before moving to their assigned schedule.

To Apply Submit your resume, a copy of your RN license and BLS card, to to receive a Med/Surg skills checklist, and 3 professional references. Or email to View email address on click.appcast.io

Asa Healthcare Staffing is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business proud to serve those who served.