Blue Stakes Jobs in Iowa (NOW HIRING)

Schedule:

• 12- hour Rotating (5:30a-6p / 5:30p-6a)

• Every 3rd weekend required

• Holiday rotation required

Unit Details (ICU-Neenah Hospital):
ThedaCare Neenah ICU is a 14 bed, fast paced, general medical/surgical intensive care unit, with a focus on neuro (certified stroke center), and trauma (level 2 regional trauma center). Each nurse cares for 1-2 patients while delivering holistic critical care nursing to both patients and families.

This is where critical thinking meets high-stakes care. You'll manage complex neurological and traumatic injuries-everything from severe TBIs and strokes to multi-system trauma-requiring constant assessment, rapid intervention, and close collaboration with intensivists, neurosurgeons, and multidisciplinary teams. It's fast-paced, but deeply rewarding work where your expertise directly impacts outcomes in life-altering moments.

This isn't just a job. It's a role for nurses who want to be challenged, who thrive under pressure, and who find purpose in being there for patients and families on their hardest days.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide direct care to critically ill patients, including those requiring ventilatory support, hemodynamic monitoring, and other forms of life support.

• Administer medications, IV fluids, blood products, and manage complex treatment protocols.

• Perform assessments of patients' vital signs, condition, and symptoms, reporting changes to the healthcare team.

• Monitor and maintain patients' hemodynamic stability through proper use of invasive and non-invasive techniques.

• Assist with procedures such as central line insertions, intubation, and tracheostomy care.

• Accurately document patient care activities, including assessments, interventions, and changes in patient condition in electronic health records.

• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and other team members to develop and implement individualized patient care plans.

• Provide patient and family education regarding treatment plans, care procedures, and progress.

• Respond to critical situations and codes (e.g., Code Blue) by performing life-saving interventions like CPR, defibrillation, and advanced airway management.

• Participate in daily rounds and contribute to the development of interdisciplinary care plans.

• Precept and support new nurses and nursing students as required.

• Maintain infection control standards and follow hospital protocols to ensure patient safety and department specific competencies.

Qualifications

• Current Wisconsin RN or compact nursing licensure

• BSN Completion: Upon hire, any non-BSN nurse with less than one (1) year of licensed Registered Nurse experience will be required to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within five (5) years of hire.

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire date

Physical Demands

• Ability to move freely (standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing and pulling) and lift up to a maximum of fifty (50) pounds without assistance

• Job classification is exposed to blood borne pathogens (blood or bodily fluids) while performing job duties

• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures

Work Environment

• Frequent exposure to sharp objects and instruments

• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock

• Occasional high noise level in work environment

• Standing and/or walking for extended periods of time

• Transporting, transferring, positioning patients and/or equipment from one location to another, little likelihood for injury if proper body mechanics and procedures are followed

• Possible exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous materials and pharmacological agents

• Occasional contact with aggressive and/or combative patients