Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,487 per week at American Family Children’s Hospital
Madison, WI 53774
About the Job
- Traveler must have WI nursing license or compact license from their permanent address state.
- Candidates without WI or compact license must apply for a temporary and permanent license under the Wisconsin Act 10 order within 48 hours of offer accepted and provide a screenshot of application submitted.
- Traveler must complete this requirement prior to being cleared to start.
- BLS and PALS must be certified through American Heart Association ONLY
- Chemotherapy certification required (ONCC)
Certification Details
- Join the nationally known American Family Children's Hospital!
- American Family Children's Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical center featuring nationally recognized pediatric specialists in a wide range of fields, including faculty from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Health.
- Named for a generous gift from American Family Insurance and located in Madison, Wisconsin, the state-of-the-art facility wins widespread praise for its expert care and a warm, soothing atmosphere that enhances a child's ability to heal.
- The Registered Nurse in this pediatric setting provides care with a variety of patients including those requiring day treatment therapies (e.g. infusions, transfusions), sedation for procedures as well as pre-post anesthesia care including phase I and II recovery following radiologic interventions/treatments.
- Providing light, moderate, and deep sedation for patient completing radiologic testing or small procedures.
- Providing pre/pacu/post recovery for general anesthesia, day treatment overflow, miscellaneous prep for other testing- IV and foley placement, etc.
- We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide leadership for the advancement of professional nursing and transport team practice.
- In collaboration with other members, develop, implement, and evaluate clinical programs designed to optimize outcomes of the defined patient population across the continuum of care.
- Find a rewarding career working with children.
- This position will work in Day Treatment (infusions, transfusions, chemo) or Campground (pre/post recovery for general anesthesia, day treatment overflow, miscellaneous prep for other testing- IV and foley placement, etc)
Job Details
- Facility Requirement: Traveler must have permanent address outside 50-mile radius of Madison (address must be included in traveler's profile).
- 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).
- Pediatric experience required.
- Chemotherapy certification required for Day Treatment.
- Pre/Post/PACU experience required for Campground.
Job Requirements
- Traveler must only submit if they can work the schedule posted and are interested in the unit.
Schedule Information
- The position may involve working in Day Treatment or Campground units.
- 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 traveler's assignment, if the primary unit no longer has a need, shifts will be re-assigned to another unit in order to complete contract.
Unit Specific Information
- UW Health is moving away from using outdated file formats for Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel). Profiles will need to be submitted in .docx, .xlsx, and .pptx file types, or our IS department will be blocking them and we will not receive the files nor able to forward them internally to our hiring managers.
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