WI - RN - IMC Acute Medical Progressive Care - EveningNight

Please Read Before Submitting:**Traveler must include and/or meet all minimum requirements below to be consider. **Do not submit candidates who have or will have expiring licenses and/or certifications during time frame of entire assignment. Candidates will automatically be declined. **Only submit profile who can work schedule in posting and interested in the unit. Join the #1 hospital in Wisconsin! We are seeking a Registered Nurse to join Acute Medical and Progressive Care (D6/5): Nurses on this 29bed unit are skilled in providing comprehensive and specialized nursing care to the acutely ill adult patient who may present with multiple comorbidities a variety of medical diagnoses and hemodynamic instability. Specialty populations cared for on the unit include patients with a diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis (CF) pulmonary hypertension (PH) and post lung transplant. Nurses are highly competent adaptable and trained to meet the needs of both general care and intermediate care (IMC) patients with 15 beds dedicated to general care and 14 to IMC. Nurses on D6/5 excel at communicating and collaborating with care teams to promote smooth transitions amongst levels of care including those patients who transition from critical care units to the acute progressive care unit. Critical thinking problem solving and a desire to provide high quality care in a learning environment is important and there are many opportunities throughout the year on D6/5 to attain new knowledge and grow your nursing practice. Nurses on D6/5 are certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and encouraged to pursue specialty certification in MedicalSurgical and/or Progressive Care Nursing.Minimum Requirements: Facility Requirement: Traveler must have permanent address outside 50 mile radius of Madison (permanent address must be included in travelers profile: resume Medefis portal and all onboarding documentation must have permanent address listed). Experience:IMC experience required. ICU experience consider but must be willing to work with nonICU patient.Transplant or ventilator 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 and 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 UW Health Telemetry test prior to being cleared to start (not for clinic positions). UW Health Recruitment will send instructions to traveler 23 weeks prior to start date. Floating Travelers are the first to float to floors working with children up to 1 year of age. The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units depending on the current staffing needs. During the traveler s assignment if the primary unit no longer has a need shifts will be reassigned to another unit in order to complete contract. Location: University Hospital 600 Highland Ave Madison WI 53792 Parking: Permit required through UW Transportation.

Shift: 36 hrs/week Evening/Night 12 hr shiftsevery other weekend rotation some holidays required. *First week might have some 48 hr shifts due to orientation.

Specialty Type: Nursing

Sub Specialties: IMC (Intermediate Care) PCU

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