Palliative Care | Registered Nurse Travel RN – Wausau, WI

Join our healthcare team as a compassionate Palliative Care Travel RN in Wausau, Wisconsin, providing comfort-focused care in a 10-bed inpatient unit. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for a resilient, collaborative Registered Nurse with strong medical-surgical nursing skills and a commitment to palliative, hospice, and complex patient care. Wausau offers a welcoming central Wisconsin setting with scenic outdoor recreation, local arts and cultural attractions, and convenient community amenities.

• Job Title: Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN)
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Guaranteed
  
  Hours:
  
  48 hours per week, subject to orientation and holiday scheduling policies
• Weekend and Holiday
  
  Schedule:
  
  Every other weekend and holiday rotation
• Unit: 10-bed inpatient palliative care unit with a typical 5:1 RN-to-patient ratio
• Float: May float to other inpatient units based on operational needs
• Charting: Epic electronic medical record (EMR)

• Active Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• At least 2 years of medical-surgical nursing experience
• At least 1 year of inpatient palliative care experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Demonstrated proficiency in medical-surgical nursing care and Epic charting
• Ability to work 12-hour night shifts, rotating weekends, and holidays
• Strong communication, adaptability, resilience, and teamwork skills

• Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to palliative, comfort-care, hospice, and medical-surgical patients
• Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, monitor patient status, and recognize changes in condition
• Administer medications and treatments in accordance with established orders and standards of care
• Support symptom management, comfort measures, and individualized goals of care
• Collaborate with providers, patients, families, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Provide education and emotional support to patients and families during serious illness and end-of-life care
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans in Epic
• Adapt to changing unit needs and float to other inpatient areas when required

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

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GHR Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.