Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Med/Surg Telemetry (OBS) position at a Magnet-designated Level III Trauma Center in Milwaukee, WI, requiring at least 1 year of telemetry experience and a WI or compact RN license.

Details

• Work on a 27-bed Med/Surg Office Based Surgery (OBS) telemetry unit within a 933-bed Magnet-designated Level III Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center in Milwaukee, WI
• Patient population includes cardiac/heart failure, CHF, afib and dysrhythmias, EP studies, Coumadin loading, cath lab, amputations, and pre-surgical patients
• Patient ratios: RN 1:4–5 (days/evenings, 0700–2330) and 1:6–8 (nights, 2300–0700); Tech 1:6 (days) and 1:7 (nights)
• Skills required include cardiac drips (Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine), heparin, Lasix, and insulin drips, as well as chest tube management, trach care, telemetry reading, and wound care
• Charting via Epic (preferred); equipment includes Alaris pumps, Pyxis, and GE monitors
• Centralized telemetry monitoring with a dedicated tele tech
• 12-hour night shifts, 1900–0730, 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation every other weekend
• No block scheduling
• No on-call requirements
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active WI or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of RN telemetry experience, with most recent experience within the last year
• Epic EMR experience preferred
• Proficiency with cardiac drips, telemetry reading, chest tubes, trach care, and wound care required
• At least 1 professional reference from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN, collected within the last year
• Former employees of Advocate Health or any of its subsidiaries must have been separated for at least 12 months to be eligible

Additional Information

• Support structure includes a charge nurse (2–3 patients on days, full assignment on nights), 24/7 unit secretary, 24/7 hospitalist, 24/7 respiratory therapy, centralized telemetry monitoring, and phlebotomy assistance
• Travelers are first to float to comparable inpatient areas within scope of practice; floating to the ICU for appropriate MS patient assignments is possible but rare; ED Holding float ratio is 1:4
• Orientation includes at least one shift to learn unit flow
• Up to 7 days of time off may be requested during the contract
• Facility adheres to a fatigue policy limiting all staff, including travelers, to no more than 60 hours per week or 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts
• Holiday coverage required: one summer and one winter holiday per contract
• Scrub color is open (no camouflage or denim prints)
• Free parking is available
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate; no radius restrictions apply
• Charge RN experience is a plus