RN, Registered Nurse | Cardiac Per-Op & Recovery

Gundersen Health System•La Crosse, WI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

We are growing our Cardiac Pre‑Op & Recovery team to support increasing procedural volume from the Cath Lab and Electrophysiology (EP) services. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new, expanding, and evolving unit dedicated to caring for cardiac procedural patients. This role offers a meaningful blend of patient prep and recovery care within a fast‑growing cardiac program. Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities. Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself! Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

Requirements

Current RN license (Wisconsin)
Minimum Associate Degree in Nursing
BLS required
ACLS required within 3 months of hire
Minimum 2 years RN experience with preferred cardiac patient care experience or minimum 1 year RN experience with strong cardiac patient care experience

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive pre‑operative and post‑procedure recovery care for cardiac patients undergoing procedures such as: Cardiac Heart Catheterizations Cardioversions Transesophageal Echocardiograms (TEE) Device Implantations (Pacemakers, ICDs) EP Ablations Watchman Procedures