Registered Nurse - RN
Portage, Wisconsin
Posted Oct 2
- License
- RN licenseCurrent, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
- Certification
- Life Support: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
- Also asks
- Core Competencies: Stellar clinical assessment capabilities, sharp critical thinking skills, and strong written and verbal communication.
Preferred
- Certification
- Advanced Credentials: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification. Desired Qualifications: Advanced Credentials: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Experience
- Clinical Depth: Minimum of one (1) year of recent clinical nursing experience (e.g., emergency department, medical-surgical, or acute care) is highly preferred.
- Experience
- Specialized Settings: Prior professional experience navigating behavioral health, substance utilization programs, or correctional healthcare environments. Desired Qualifications: Specialized Settings: Prior professional experience navigating behavioral health, substance utilization programs, or correctional healthcare environments.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Wisconsin staff payWisconsin staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $50/hr, across 640 postings.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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Role Summary
Are you a resilient, highly analytical Registered Nurse looking to escape traditional hospital burnout and step into a deeply impactful, structured care setting? We are seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our healthcare team within a secure facility. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive, autonomous nursing care to a vulnerable, complex patient population.
Working within a highly structured environment, you will handle emergency responses, conduct intake screenings, manage acute and chronic conditions, and orchestrate clinical workflows. This setting offers an exceptional opportunity to sharpen your clinical judgment and triage capabilities while enjoying the predictability of a fixed night-shift schedule. If you are a collaborative professional driven to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care with strong professional boundaries, we welcome your expertise.
Duties & Responsibilities
Acute Care, Triage & Emergency Response
Clinical Triage: Perform rapid, accurate patient triage to prioritize acute care needs and execute sound nursing interventions in high-stress situations.
Emergency Nursing: Respond swiftly and calmly as a first responder to medical emergencies, delivering life-saving stabilization and urgent care within the facility infrastructure.
Infirmary Management: Monitor, evaluate, and provide dedicated care to complex patients housed within the medical observation and infirmary units.
Comprehensive Assessments: Conduct initial intake health screenings, thorough head-to-toe physical assessments, and accurate discharge planning.
Medication Administration: Safely administer prescribed medications, specialized treatments, and clinical procedures in strict accordance with physician orders.
Chronic Disease Management: Monitor and document patient responses to ongoing treatment plans for complex, chronic health conditions.
Patient
Education
Empower patients by providing clear guidance regarding medication compliance, chronic disease management, and preventive health practices.
Meticulous Record-Keeping: Maintain absolute integrity across electronic and written medical records in strict compliance with HIPAA mandates and facility policies.
Interdisciplinary Alignment: Collaborate dynamically with staff physicians, advanced practice providers, mental health professionals, and safety personnel to ensure continuity of care.
Security & Infection Control: Adhere uncompromisedly to all facility safety regulations, security boundaries, universal precautions, and infection control standards.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Education
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Licensure
Current, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
Life Support: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Core Competencies: Stellar clinical assessment capabilities, sharp critical thinking skills, and strong written and verbal communication.
Desired Qualifications
Clinical Depth: Minimum of one (1) year of recent clinical nursing experience (e.g., emergency department, medical-surgical, or acute care) is highly preferred.
Advanced Credentials: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Specialized Settings: Prior professional experience navigating behavioral health, substance utilization programs, or correctional healthcare environments.
Location and Work Type
Work Type: Full-Time Contract Position. Work Setting: On-site, Correctional setting. Schdule: 6:00PM - 6:00AM every other weekend and holiday
If you're interested, please reply to this advertisement or directly email your resume to me at DSalgado@teemagroup.com or by calling/texting (949) 295-5951.
I strive to reply within 48 hours. Looking forward to connecting with you soon. Thank you! #Workwolf
What's around it?
Portage, WI
Living costs about 6% below the US average