24 Wisconsin Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Jobs
Travel Nurse (RN) - Step Down Unit
$3,325/wk
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Additional Information
Special Requests:
- At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
- Previous Marshfield employment must be disclosed; if previously worked for Marshfield, must have an end date at least 6 months before submission.
- Must take a full 6 months off from any Sanford Health or Good Samaritan Society location. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
- Each employment history entry must include detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, and whether it was a teaching facility.
- Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained.
- Cannot guarantee same shifts for travel duos.
Required Skills/Experience:
- 2 years of MS, PCU, ICU experience. Must have experience in setting within the last 1 year.
- Must have drip experience.
- Willing to train on vents, but RN must be open to learning.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
- Home trach/vent experience highly preferred.
Unit Details:
- Nurse-patient ratios: Days 1:4-5; nights 1:5-6, dependent on acuity.
- Neuro/trauma population including strokes, seizures, Guillain-Barré, myasthenia gravis, spinal injuries, thrombectomies, TNK/TPA within 24 hours, AMS, dementia, hematomas and bleeds, falls on thinners, and farm/MVA accidents.
- Titrates drips including Heparin, Nitro, Diltiazem, Amiodarone, 3%, and insulin.
- RT equipment includes vents, trachs, CPAP, BiPAP, Vapotherm, and EtCO2.
- Central monitor is located in a different area.
- Night charge nurse takes a full assignment; day charge nurse takes a smaller assignment.
- Nurse aides available: days 1:9, nights 1:12.
Shift & Scheduling:
- Flexible contract hours: 36 or 48 per week.
- Every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- Typically 2 of 3 winter holidays; otherwise every other holiday.
- No call.
- Self-scheduling; manager balances, schedule opens 6 weeks in advance.
Floating Requirements:
- Floats to sister MS units across 6 specialties, including mixed care, cardiac, general, MS ortho, and heme/onc, to take more general patients as needed.
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Transitional Care Travel Nurse Job Responsibilities and Salary
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Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Travel Nurse Jobs in Wisconsin
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