Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate - Progressive Care Unit

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Port Washington, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Advocate Health is hiring a newly graduated Registered Nurse for the 16-bed Progressive Care Unit at Aurora Medical Center Grafton in Grafton, Wisconsin. The unit cares for cardiothoracic surgery patients, including patients undergoing lobectomies and esophagectomies, as well as cardiac overflow, stroke, and other patients who need increased monitoring or higher-acuity care. Nurses care for patients requiring cardiac or insulin drips. The unit provides a learning environment for newly licensed and experienced RNs. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and contributes to the safest patient environment and best patient experience across the continuum. This is a 0.9 FTE, full-time position scheduled for three 12-hour overnight shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The schedule includes every fourth weekend (Friday and Saturday) and rotating holidays. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30. The position is based at Aurora Medical Center Grafton, a 132-bed facility with more than 450 nurses and a range of specialized services. A new patient tower is scheduled to open in 2027. The role requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting. Nurses must safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers. The work also requires functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, fine motor skills, and the ability to operate equipment foot controls. Nurses must respond quickly to changing patient conditions and may perform patient-safety interventions such as verbal de-escalation and restraints. Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste may occur; appropriate protective equipment is required. Physical abilities testing and additional department-specific requirements may apply. Advocate Health describes a comprehensive Total Rewards offering that includes paid time off, health and welfare benefits, retirement plans with employer match, financial wellness programs, educational assistance, career-development programs, and other well-being programs. Eligibility may depend on FTE or employment status.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of hire.
Ability to safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient-safety interventions.
Use appropriate protective equipment when exposed to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, or hazardous waste.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
Communicate compassionately and skillfully with patients and others involved in care.
Help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
Respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient-safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Perform patient-handling tasks, including lifting, pushing, pulling, and assisting with sliding transfers.