RN - Inpatient Float
About The Position
UW Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Inpatient Float team, supporting Med/Surg and Intermediate Care patients. The role primarily serves University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional travel to East Madison Hospital. The nurse evaluates patients, administers care, recognizes complications, and coordinates with other members of the care team. The position also involves interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making across the float team. Nurses have opportunities to learn at a Level One Trauma Center, Magnet-designated facility, and academic health system. The schedule is 75% FTE, working eight 12-hour shifts per pay-period-equivalent schedule across day and evening hours between 7:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m., with a one-in-three weekend rotation and required holiday rotation. Hours depend on operational needs. Compensation is based on RN experience and includes applicable evening, night, weekend, and float differentials. UW Health offers benefits and resources including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, paid parental leave, adoption assistance, employee wellbeing resources, tuition benefits, and referral bonuses. Full-time benefits are available to part-time employees in positions at 60% FTE or higher. The organization also highlights flexible schedule options, acuity-based staffing ratios, shared governance, and recognition programs for nursing excellence.
Requirements
- At least six months of nursing experience in inpatient units and central float (adult and pediatric), or current participation in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on a unit or similar unit.
- Registered Nurse license in Wisconsin or a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact, required upon hire.
- Current CPR/BLS certification, required upon hire.
- ACLS certification within six months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Relevant RN experience preferred.
- Relevant certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate medical-surgical patients.
- Administer nursing care and recognize complications.
- Coordinate care with other members of the team.
- Contribute communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making to the Med/Surg and Intermediate Care Float team.
- Work primarily at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional travel to East Madison Hospital.
Benefits
- Health and dental insurance, paid time off, and retirement plans.
- Two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
- Full-time benefits for part-time work for positions at 60% FTE and higher.
- Options for a variety of schedules and shifts to support flexibility and work-life balance.
- Access to the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department, supporting emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
- Acuity-based staffing ratios.
- Shared governance structure.
- Nursing excellence award programs.
- Tuition benefits for coursework associated with career advancement.
- Opportunity to earn a referral bonus.
- Applicable evening, night, weekend, and float pay differentials.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
