WI - RN - ICU Neurosciences Progressive Care - Night

Job Description:
 

**Traveler must meet all minimum requirements below to beconsider.

**Do not submit traveler who have or will have expiring licenses and/orcertifications during time frame of entire assignment. Traveler willautomatically be declined.

 

**Only submit traveler who can work schedule in posting and interestedin the unit.

 

The Neurosciences Progressive Unit is a 12-bed intermediate care unit. The population we care for is predominately neurosurgery, neurology and stroke. We provide both general and intermediate levels of care in a fast-paced environment.

The Registered Nurse systematically and continuously collects and assesses data in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic patient and family centered care. The nurse performs all required elements of a nursing assessment, including, but not limited to, physical examination, readiness to learn, psychosocial assessment, and functional assessment. The Registered Nurse is an active member of the multidisciplinary team and collaborates in the development, execution, and evaluation of the plan of care. The Registered Nurse considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering care. The Registered Nurses decisions and actions with patients and families are determined in an ethical manner.

The Registered Nurse establishes goals and strategies for meeting the discharge or continuing care needs of the patient/family. The Registered Nurse provides care in accordance with nurse practice acts and the professional nursing role.

 

The Registered Nurse utilizes research findings in his/her practice. He/she demonstrates knowledge of and participates in improving organizational performance activities. The Registered Nurse acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self, other nursing staff, and students.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Facility Requirement:
  • Traveler must have permanent address outside 50 mile radius of Madison (address must be included in traveler's profile).

• Experience:
  • ICU experience required.
  • Traveler must have completed two years of acute care experience within last 3 years.

  • Traveler must have experience in an Academic Level 1 - Trauma center or similar size hospital.

  • Successfully completed traveler assignment (13 weeks).

• Licensure and Certification:
  • Traveler must have WI nursing license or compact license from their permanent address state.
  • BLS & ACLS must be certified through American Heart Association ONLY
• Reference
  • Needs 2 references from recent work environment/assignments (supervisor or manager only).

• Telemetry
  • Traveler must have Basic Arrhythmia experience. Traveler will be required to pass *** Telemetry test prior to being cleared to start (not for clinic positions). *** Recruitment will send instructions to traveler 2-3 weeks prior to start date.
• Floating
  • Travelers are the first to float to floors working with children up to 1 year of age and/or based on the traveler's competency skills/experience. The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units, depending on the current staffing needs and/or different locations within the organization . During the travelers assignment, if the primary unit no longer has a need, shifts will be re-assigned to another unit in order to complete contract.

Position Urgency:

Quick Start
Shifts:
36 hours per week, Night, 12 hr shift, 19-0730; every other weekend, some holidays
State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active
Minimum Years of Experience:
2
Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
36
Sub Specialty:
Intensive Care / Coronary Nurse (ICU), Neurology ICU
General Certifications:, General Certifications(BLS/BCLS,ACLS)
Nursing Certifications:
Contract Length in Weeks:
13
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