Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU | Critical Care | Step-Down – Multiple Shifts
About The Position
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. This opportunity offers competitive pay ranging from $36–$51 per hour and is available for multiple shifts, including full-time, part-time, and PRN/supplemental roles. Whether you are an experienced ICU nurse, a Step-Down/Telemetry RN looking to advance, or a new graduate starting your nursing career, this role provides the chance to build clinical skills while caring for complex cardiac, critical-care, and post-surgical patients. The units are high-acuity environments requiring close monitoring, advanced nursing interventions, and specialized clinical care. RNs on these units may care for cardiac and cardiothoracic patients, post-surgical patients, telemetry and progressive-care patients, those requiring higher-acuity monitoring, patients receiving IV drips and other advanced therapies, and those with chest tubes and central lines. The role involves providing safe, compassionate nursing care, assessing patients, managing interventions, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, coordinating care, educating patients and families, maintaining documentation, and promoting patient safety and evidence-based practice. The position offers opportunities for career advancement and specialty development, with potential pathways toward Charge RN and specialty nursing roles. The healthcare system is also undergoing an expansion with a new cardiac-focused tower.
Requirements
- 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
- BLS certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in specialty preferred
- ACLS, PALS or NRP preferred based on primary department
Responsibilities
- 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
Benefits
- $36–$51 per hour
- Full-time, part-time and PRN/supplemental opportunities
- Multiple shifts available
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
