Emergency Department RN - Full Time Nights

ThedaCare • Fond du Lac, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse provides patient-centered, specialized, evidence-based nursing care across the continuum through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research, education, and advocacy. The nurse is accountable for delivering compassionate and safe care within the scope of practice defined by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing and ThedaCare policy. In collaboration with the care team, the RN is responsible for patient outcomes and advances nursing practice through innovation, growth, and professional development.

This role is based at ThedaCare Medical Center – Fond du Lac Expansion. The campus provides emergency care, 10 inpatient beds, and 24/7 coverage by board-certified emergency medicine physicians. CT, x-ray, and ultrasound services are available for patients needing additional care, observation, or tests.

The position is full time at 36 hours per week, on night shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a night-shift differential and an every-fourth-weekend rotation. The job is not overtime exempt.

Requirements

• Current Wisconsin RN licensure.
• Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS).
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• RNs with less than one year of ED experience at hire must complete Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 18 months of hire and maintain it every four years thereafter.
• RNs with more than one year of ED experience must complete TNCC within 12 months of hire and maintain it every four years thereafter.
• Ability to move freely, including standing, stooping, walking, bending, pushing, and pulling, and to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to perform patient care procedures.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process, evidence-based practice, and relevant competencies to assess patients’ physical conditions and nursing needs, and develop plans of care collaboratively with patients and the interprofessional team.
• Coordinate patient care needs with the interprofessional team to support high-quality care and clinical outcomes.
• Provide specialty-specific clinical care and perform professional RN functions that are age-appropriate, developmentally sensitive, and culturally specific.
• Identify ways to improve the patient experience, streamline care processes, lower costs, and promote quality and satisfaction for patients, families, and team members.
• Contribute to a professional environment that encourages mentoring, engagement, and development to retain expert clinicians.
• Consult with physicians and other interprofessional team members, maintaining positive relationships and collaborating to solve problems and improve patient care.
• Anticipate and proactively manage risks to prevent crises.
• Perform skillfully in life-threatening emergencies, matching demands and resources during crisis situations.

Benefits

• Health coaches, relaxation rooms, health-focused apps (Wonder and Ripple), and mental health support.
• Minimal or zero copays and team-member cost-sharing premiums.
• Daycare.
• Night-shift differential.
• Continued opportunities for learning and development.
• Accessible and transparent leadership.
• Commitment to work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree