Registered Nurse SICU

Job Title

Registered Nurse – SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit)

Location

Marshfield, WI

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Rotating Shifts (Days: 0700–1930 / Nights: 1900–0730) | Onsite | Every other weekend and every other holiday required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed SICU (plus 2 procedural beds) serving high-acuity surgical and medical populations including cardiovascular surgery, trauma, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, and general surgery patients
• Maintain nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2 standard, 1:1 for highest acuity patients (e.g., immediate post-op cardiac, CRRT, MTP, OPO), and 1:3 for step-down/floor status patients
• Titrate vasoactive and sedation drips including epinephrine, norepinephrine, propofol, precedex, vasopressin, dobutamine, heparin, insulin, dopamine, neo, and milrinone
• Monitor, read, and document patient telemetry rhythm strips independently using GE monitoring equipment
• Collaborate with in-house intensivists available 24/7 and respiratory therapy staff present around the clock
• Float to MICU or serve as patient observer within the facility as needed based on census

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Demonstrated experience with high-acuity ICU patient populations including post-operative cardiac and surgical patients
• Experience titrating drips in a critical care setting

Preferred Experience / Skills

• TNCC certification preferred
• Experience with CRRT, IABP, Impella, and/or ECMO
• Experience caring for immediate post-operative open-heart surgery patients

Why Join Us

• Work in a tertiary care SICU with 24/7 intensivist and respiratory therapy coverage, offering a dynamic and well-supported critical care environment
• Self-scheduling model with agency-approved RTO considered when building the schedule