Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Wausau, WI. This position supports patients in a fast-paced cardiac intermediate care setting with high patient turnover and complex medical and postoperative needs. The role requires strong cardiac experience, telemetry expertise, independent clinical judgment, and the ability to manage changing patient needs.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Wisconsin Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross; associate degree or certificate; at least 1 year of strong cardiac experience in a cardiac step-down, intermediate cardiac, or cardiac intensive care setting; at least 2 years of intermediate care, progressive care, or telemetry experience; recent experience managing Amiodarone, Cardizem, and Nitro drips; at least 1 completed travel assignment; 1 year of recent EPIC charting experience; successful completion of an electrocardiogram (EKG) test during the first week.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree.
- Schedule: 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; 48 hours per week. Every other weekend and holiday rotation required.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The 44-bed intermediate cardiac step-down unit cares for postoperative coronary artery bypass graft, valve, thoracotomy, vascular, arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, post-catheterization, pacemaker, defibrillator, ablation, acute chest pain, myocardial infarction, detoxification, diabetic ketoacidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, respiratory failure, and femoral-popliteal bypass patients. The typical patient ratio is 1:4. Candidates should be resilient, adaptable, able to work independently, and capable of completing tasks in a timely manner. Any scrub color is permitted. Compliance with required masking policies applies during flu season for individuals who decline influenza and COVID-19 vaccination.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
