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

The Staff Pad; Wisconsin Rapids (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO starting day one

Full benefits

Retirement plan with employer match

Wellness programs

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

The Staff Pad, in partnership with a leading healthcare system in Wausau, WI, is hiring Registered Nurses for ICU, Critical Care and Step-Down/Progressive Care units.

Opportunities include $36–$51/hour with full-time, part-time and PRN shifts across multiple schedules. RNs with ICU, telemetry or high-acuity experience, and new graduates, will find growth and advancement opportunities in a supportive interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 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 RN experience in a high-acuity setting.
• ICU/critical care or step-down/telemetry experience preferred.
• BLS certification or ability to obtain within 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to high-acuity patients.
• Care for patients with drips, chest tubes, central lines and other devices.
• Continuously assess patients and recognize changes in condition.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges and patient transfers.
• Educate patients and families throughout the care process.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary care team.

Skills

Cardiac care

Telemetry monitoring

Patient assessment

Education

ADN or BSN from accredited program

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.