Job Description:
Traveler must meet all minimum requirements below to beconsider.
Do not submit traveler who have or will have expiring licenses and/orcertifications during time frame of entire assignment. Traveler willautomatically be declined.
Only submit traveler who can work schedule in posting and interestedin the unit.
Traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced multidisciplinary treatment and specialized resources. According to the CDC, the leading causes of trauma are motor vehicle accidents, falls, and assaults. The F4/4 Trauma/Trauma and Surgical IMC is a 26 bed unit that consists of a 12 bed intermediate care unit (IMC) for trauma and surgical patients and a 14 bed general care unit.
The Trauma and Surgical Intermediate Care Unit on F4/4 provides comprehensive multidisciplinary care to patients who have sustained multi-system trauma as well as high acuity surgical patients. Major clinical activities may include chest tube management, tracheostomy management, complex wound care, orthopedic stabilization, medication and blood product administration, rehabilitation preparation, mechanical ventilation, central venous pressure and arterial line monitoring and moderate sedation. The trauma general care unit provides care for multi-system trauma patients that are admitted to the unit directly from the emergency department, ICU or IMC.
Minimum Requirements: - Facility Requirement:
- Traveler must have permanent address outside 50 mile radius of Madison (address must be included in traveler's profile).
- Experience:
- IMC and recent acute medical or surgical experience required.
- If ICU experience, must be willing to care for IMC and general care patient population.
- 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. Will consider candidates without WI or compact license but must apply for a temporary license under the Wisconsin Act 10 order within 48 hours of offer accepted and provide screenshot of application submitted. Traveler must complete this requirement prior to being cleared to start.
- BLS & 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. Will be required to pass Telemetry test upon arrival at UWHC. (Not for clinic positions)
- Telemetry Competency: (Please note the Inpatient/Outpatient OR RNs do not complete telemetry)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.
- Floating
- Travelers are the first to float to floors working with children up to 1 year of age and/or based on the traveler's competency skills/experience. The Traveler may have shifts scheduled in multiple units, depending on the current staffing needs and/or different locations within the organization . 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: UniversityHospital, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
Parking: Permitrequired through UW Transportation.
inMadison is a Magnet -designated facility thats and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals,teaching institutions and referral centers.
Position Urgency:
Quick Start
Shifts:
36 hrs/week, Evening Night, 8/12 hr shifts . Every other weekend rotation or to meet unit needs, and some holidays.
State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active
Minimum Years of Experience:
2
Minimum Guaranteed Hours:
36
Specialty Type:
UW Health is moving away from using outdated file formats for Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Profiles will need to be submitted in the following format: .docx, .xlsx and .pptx file types or our IS department will be blocking them and we will no longer receive the files nor able to forward internal to our hiring managers. -
QuantiFERON/TSpot results will NOT be accepted for any reason
Sub Specialty:
IMC (Intermediate Care), PCU, Step Down
General Certifications:, General Certifications(BLS/BCLS)
Nursing Certifications:
Contract Length in Weeks:
13