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The Staff Pad

Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU | Critical Care | Step-Down – Multiple Shifts

wausau, WI

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Job description

The Staff Pad is partnering with a leading healthcare system in Wausau, WI to hire Registered Nurses (RNs) for ICU, Critical Care and Step-Down/Progressive Care units.

$36–$51/Hour | Multiple Shifts | Full-Time, Part-Time & PRN

Whether you‘re an experienced ICU nurse, a Step-Down/Telemetry RN ready to advance, or a new graduate beginning your nursing career, this is an opportunity to build your clinical skills while caring for complex cardiac, critical-care and post-surgical patients.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

$36–$51 per hour

Full-time, part-time and PRN/supplemental opportunities

Multiple shifts available

New graduate RNs encouraged to apply

Opportunities to develop ICU, critical care, cardiac and progressive-care skills

Exposure to complex cardiac and post-surgical patients

Supportive leadership and an experienced interdisciplinary team

Opportunities for career advancement and specialty development

Potential pathways toward Charge RN and specialty nursing roles

PTO starting day one

Full benefits available to eligible employees

Retirement plan with employer match

Wellness programs for employees and families

Opportunity to be part of the expansion of a new cardiac-focused tower

About the Units

These high-acuity units care for patients requiring close monitoring, advanced nursing interventions and specialized clinical care.

Depending on the unit, RNs may care for:

Cardiac and cardiothoracic patients

Post-surgical patients

Telemetry and progressive-care patients

Patients requiring higher-acuity monitoring

Patients receiving IV drips and other advanced therapies

Patients with chest tubes and central lines

Complex admissions, discharges and transfers

What You‘ll Do

Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to high-acuity patients

Care for patients with drips, chest tubes, central lines and other specialized interventions

Continuously assess patients and recognize changes in clinical condition

Manage patients requiring advanced monitoring and therapies

Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team

Coordinate admissions, discharges and patient transfers

Educate patients and families throughout the care process

Maintain accurate clinical documentation

Promote patient safety and evidence-based nursing practice

What We‘re Looking For

ADN or BSN from an accredited nursing program

Current RN license in Wisconsin or eligibility through a compact license,

Completion of a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

3+ years practicing as an RN in a comparative setting for experienced nurses

ICU, critical care, step-down, progressive care, telemetry or other high-acuity nursing experience

Certification in specialty preferred

BLS certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire

ACLS, PALS or NRP preferred based on primary department

Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment

New graduate RNs are encouraged to apply. Experienced nurses transitioning from Med-Surg, Telemetry, Step-Down, Progressive Care or other acute-care settings are also encouraged to apply.

Grow Your Nursing Career

Whether you‘re beginning your nursing career or ready to expand your critical-care skills, this opportunity offers exposure to complex patients, advanced cardiac care and an experienced clinical team, with opportunities to grow into future specialty and leadership roles.

If you‘re an RN looking for competitive pay, career growth and the opportunity to care for complex patients in a collaborative environment, we‘d love to hear from you. Apply today!

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wausau, WI, 54402, US

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