Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Corrections Healthcare Contract in Madison, WI

Bring your acute-care nursing expertise to a specialized family medicine and forensic setting in Madison, Wisconsin. This travel RN job supports adult and geriatric patients with complex acute illnesses and chronic conditions, including individuals requiring correctional healthcare services. You will collaborate with nursing, medical, and correctional teams while developing valuable experience in a distinctive patient-care environment. Madison offers a welcoming blend of lakeside recreation, vibrant cultural attractions, and a strong healthcare and academic community.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130-$2,250
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Times: Days, 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; nights, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend; holidays as needed
• Healthcare Setting: Family practice and forensic inpatient care
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients, including correctional healthcare patients
• Additional Scheduling Detail: Day/night rotations are managed to support adequate rest between shifts, with limited schedule flips whenever possible
• Travel Requirement: Travelers must be available to float as needed; local applicants within 50 miles are not accepted

Corrections Registered Nurse (RN) Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of inpatient acute-care RN experience within the last 3 years, preferably in medical-surgical or telemetry nursing
• Previous correctional healthcare or forensic patient-care experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Recent experience with Epic electronic medical records
• Demonstrated competency starting and maintaining IVs
• Strong telemetry knowledge, including dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Successful completion of a required telemetry assessment before the start of the assignment
• Ability to provide safe, respectful care in a secure environment while collaborating with correctional officers and interdisciplinary healthcare teams

Corrections Healthcare RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with acute and chronic medical conditions
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate outcomes
• Administer medications and therapies, including insulin and heparin, in accordance with established protocols
• Start and maintain peripheral IVs and manage central lines, PICC lines, feeding tubes, surgical drains, and wound care needs
• Perform telemetry monitoring and recognize changes in cardiac rhythms, escalating concerns appropriately
• Apply isolation precautions, oxygen therapy, substance-withdrawal interventions, and other medical-surgical nursing practices
• Deliver safe, respectful, and trauma-informed care to incarcerated patients within a secure unit environment
• Collaborate with providers, correctional officers, pharmacy, respiratory services, rehabilitation, social services, and rapid response teams
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Epic
• Participate in weekend and holiday coverage and float to support patient-care needs as assigned

Apply now for this travel Registered Nurse opportunity and bring your medical-surgical, telemetry, or acute-care expertise to a specialized corrections healthcare setting in Madison, Wisconsin.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.