RN Critical Care Traveler

Marshfield Clinic – Marshfield Children's is seeking an RN Critical Care Traveler to join our Healthcare & Medical Services team, providing high-acuity care to pediatric and occasional adolescent patients within our integrated health system across central and northern Wisconsin. In this traveler role, you will function as a key bedside clinician in critical care settings such as PICU, step-down, and high-acuity inpatient units, delivering evidence-based nursing care to children with complex, unstable, or rapidly changing conditions. You will perform comprehensive assessments, interpret vital signs and hemodynamic data, administer medications and titrate infusions, manage ventilators and other life-support equipment per protocol, and collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, and other multidisciplinary team members to develop and implement individualized care plans. Working in a collaborative, patient-first culture, you will serve as an advocate for patients and families, providing clear communication, education, and emotional support during stressful and often emergent situations. You will coordinate care transitions, participate in rounds and rapid response situations, and follow established clinical pathways and safety protocols to prevent complications and hospital-acquired conditions. You will be expected to use critical thinking and sound clinical judgment in emergencies such as sepsis, respiratory failure, trauma, and post-operative instability, escalating concerns promptly and contributing to timely, life-saving interventions. As an RN Critical Care Traveler, you will adapt quickly to different units and schedules within Marshfield Children's, integrating into local team workflows while maintaining high standards of practice and professionalism. You will document accurately and efficiently in the electronic health record, support quality and performance improvement initiatives, and participate in ongoing education to maintain and advance your critical care competencies. This role offers the opportunity to work in a high-performing, integrated pediatric health system with strong regional presence, where you can contribute to clinical excellence, engage in continuous improvement, and grow through exposure to diverse patient populations, diagnoses, and interdisciplinary approaches. Marshfield Clinic Health System supports its nurses with a culture that values integrity, compassion, teamwork, innovation, and work-life balance, creating an environment where you can deliver exceptional pediatric critical care while advancing your professional skills.