Local Contract Nurse RN - Med Surg - $31-46 per hour

Local Contract Nurse RN - Med Surg - $31-46 per hour at Rang Healthcare summary:

This position is for a local contract Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg) nursing, providing patient care in a hospital setting. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for patients, responding to changes in condition, and documenting care using electronic medical records. The nurse works 12-hour night shifts for 36 hours a week over a 52-week contract period in Mauston, Wisconsin.

Rang Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN Med Surg for a local contract nursing job in Mauston, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/04/2025
• Duration: 52 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse position provides quality, professional, general nursing care to patients. Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, documenting, and evaluating patient care for a group of patients in the department. Must adapt appropriately to changes in daily assignments, patient status changes, and unit needs.

Position Responsibilities:

• Use and perpetuate the nursing process throughout the patient's hospitalization. Ensure that patient care is individualized to meet the patient's unique needs and situation.
• General knowledge of disease processes and anticipated treatments, labs, vital signs, and any other potential complications in relation to diagnosis.
• Initiate, develop and document patient plan of care based on patient assessment and medical diagnosis and set priorities for nursing action in accordance with departmental expectations.
• Within the framework of unit requirements, physician orders, and policy and procedures, provide care independently with minimal supervision.
• Respond to life threatening situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of procedures and treatments and have the ability to explain them to patients at their level of understanding.
• Perform or assist with procedures per approved departmental policy and procedure.
• Observe and record significant condition changes or reaction for patients. In a timely manner, notify Provider of change in patient's condition, reaction to drug, treatment, and significant incidents.
• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems.
• Via the electronic medical record (EMR), acknowledge physician's orders by the process of review and verification. Once the order is acknowledged, follow through on order or delegate in a timely fashion.

Position Requirements:

• Two-year degree in nursing required. Four-year degree preferred.
• Must hold and maintain nursing license. RNs with an active Compact Licensure are to obtain a Wisconsin RN license within 90 days of relocation.
• BLS within 1 month of hire, ACLS within 2 years of hire, PALS encouraged within 2 years of hire
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail required.

“We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.”

About Rang Healthcare

Founded in 2005, Rang Healthcare (a division of Rang Technologies Inc) has been staffing clients for over 17 years for administrative, nursing and IT/Systems. Rang Healthcare offers extensive recruiting experience in a cost-effective manner. We help institutions successfully reduce complexity, boost productivity, and enhance patient outcomes.

We provide the specialized talent and expertise you require, whether it’s for a direct hire, contract-to-hire, or contract position. It is now even more vital to collaborate with a firm that has the knowledge and expertise to provide the best in class and most qualified personnel. You can count on the Rang Healthcare for talent acquisition.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, citizenship, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Dental benefits
• Referral bonus
• Vision benefits
• Weekly pay

Keywords:

Registered Nurse, Med-Surg Nursing, Patient Care, Electronic Medical Records, Contract Nursing, Licensed Nurse, Nursing Assessment, Care Planning, Hospital Nursing, Clinical Documentation