WI - RN - Med/Surg 5th Floor - Eve/Night

Job Description:

**Traveler must include and/or meet all minimum requirements below to be considered.

**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.

Advance your nursing career at UW Health East Madison Hospital, which is the newest and one of the most advanced hospitals and wellness centers in the country. Here, health care is seen as a holistic endeavor where our mission is to not only diagnose and treat you when youre sick, but also to partner with you in health and wellness.

The 5^th floor Inpatient unit is a fast-paced, 27-bed medical surgical unit that offers rewarding nursing opportunities at a Magnet designated hospital.

We are seeking a Registered Nurse to:

Help provide high-quality patient-centered care in a professional environment that fosters and values collaboration, respect, and diversity.

Join a team of remarkable nurses and have the opportunity to care for general care and select IMC patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnoses.

Work in a collaborative environment, surrounded by state of the art technology, evidence-based practice and a strong interdisciplinary team.

Participate in quality improvement initiatives and lead practice changes.

Collaborate in the development, execution and evaluation of the multidisciplinary plan of care.

Minimum Requirements:

• Facility Requirement:
• Traveler must have permanent address outside 50 mile radius of Madison (permanent address must be included in traveler's profile in resume, medefis portal and all onboarding documentation).
• Experience:

  • 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.
  • Traveler must have successfully completed traveler assignment (13 weeks).
• Education:
  • Associate degree in Nursing.
• Licensure and Certification:

• Traveler must have WI nursing license or compact license from their permanent address state.
• BLS must be certified through American Heart Association ONLY
• Reference
• Needs 2 completed references from recent work environment/assignments (supervisor or manager only for work performed in the last two years).
• 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 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. The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units, depending on the current staffing needs. 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.

Location: UW Health East Madison Hospital 4602 Eastpark Blvd, Madison, WI 53718

Parking: Free parking onsite.

Position Urgency:
Quick Start

Shifts:
36 hrs/week, Evening/Night, 12 hr shifts, includes weekends, some holidays required.

State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active

Minimum Years of Experience:
2

Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
36

Specialty Type:
***MUST READ/REVIEW ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION******MUST FOLLOW ALL PROTOCOL AND DIRECTIONS FOR OUR FACILITY******MUST MEET CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS NOTATED ON THE CHECKLIST***
***MUST HAVE ALL COMPLIANCE ITEMS BY THE WEDNSEDAY PRIOR TO THE START DATE***
***LEVEL 1 REQUIRED/NO EXCEPTIONS*****DUE TO ACUITY***
***HAVE TO READ TELE/NO EXCEPTIONS***
***TELE TEST REQUIRED FOR ALL RN'S***
***MUST PASS TELE TEST IN ORDER TO WORK AN ASSIGNMENT AT UW***
***MUST HAVE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE. IT'S REQUIRED***
***Time off requests need to be mentioned and discussed during the interview***
***If your candidate has a travel partner, it must be notated on their submittals. We do NOT guarantee assignments to one or the other just because they are travel partners***
***Greetings! Welcome to UW Hospital. Basic Arrhythmia competency is an RN requirement here.

You will be taking a 20 strip exam to demonstrate that competency and must get an 80% on the test and correctly identify our 4 lethal rhythms (Asystole, V-Tach, V-fib, and 3rd Degree AV Block)

Attached-(Uploaded to our existing documents) is a study guide and practice test similar to what you will take on Monday.

You could also consider utilizing the link below as a review. **Please note that it looks like you have to pay a fee, but that is ONLY if you want the contact hours, you can skip paying and do the review for free. It will only take you approximately 2 hours, but will have you prepared for the exam.

http://www.rn.com/nursing-education/course-list/?clear=true&type=all&c=2&k=telemetry

As a reminder, you are required to pass the exam prior to starting your assignment here. Please make sure to review anything you are not comfortable with prior to coming to UW Health. ***


****All agency travelers must demonstrate competency in interpretation of cardiac rhythms before your orientation begins. Previous completion of PALS, ACLS, etc. is not acceptable as a demonstration of this competency. Instead, you will be expected to satisfactorily complete a 20 question test which consists of multiple choice questions and write-in rhythm identification. You must pass with an overall score of 80% and correctly identify 100% of the 4 life-threatening rhythms for your patient population (adult or peds). If there are any questions, please refer to earlier communication from UWHC to your agency. ****
***Greetings! Welcome to UW Hospital. Basic Arrhythmia competency is an RN requirement here. In order to help you prepare for your telemetry exam when you arrive, please consider utilizing the link below as a review. **Please note that it looks like you have to pay a fee, but that is ONLY if you want the contact hours, you can skip paying and do the review for free. It will only take you approximately 2 hours, but will have you prepared for the exam.


Please complete this online practice test, print the certificate and send along with compliance paperwork.

http://www.rn.com/nursing-education/course-list/?clear=true&type=all&c=2&k=telemetry

As a reminder, you are required to pass the exam prior to starting your assignment here. Please make sure to review anything you are not comfortable with prior to coming for your assignment.***

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lno4cPm61zE

***Parking Information documents uploaded in facility profile. Please review the information for parking options and policy.***

Sub Specialty:
Med-surg Adult, Telemetry Med / Surg

General Certifications:, General Certifications(BLS/BCLS)

Nursing Certifications:

Contract Length in Weeks:
13