RN, Registered Nurse | Surgical and Digestive Care Unit

Gundersen Health System•La Crosse, WI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join our dedicated surgical and digestive care team in the breathtaking Coulee region, where you'll deliver expert, compassionate care to patients while doing the work you love in a setting that inspires. This unit cares for patients undergoing abdominal, vascular, urology, otolaryngology, trauma, bariatric, and plastic surgery, among others. Deliver comprehensive care to intermediate care patients, including those who have undergone Whipple procedures, have DVT with sheath, sepsis, or TCAR. Work with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, social workers, dietitians, CNAs, and RNs. Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. 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! 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

Minimum of Associate Degree in Nursing
RN licensure to practice in the state of Wisconsin upon Current Infant-Adult Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers
New graduate and experienced RNs are welcome to apply

Nice To Haves

Candidates with Surgical and Digestive Care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate and expert care to surgical patients and those requiring medically managed digestive care.
Deliver comprehensive care to intermediate care patients, including those who have undergone Whipple procedures, have DVT with sheath, sepsis, or TCAR.
Work with an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, social workers, dietitians, CNAs, and RNs.

Benefits

Starting pay of $38.01/hour + more for experience!
Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials
Support to grow in your career with access to our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
Top-rated retirement plan and healthcare benefits
Have your voice heard through our Nursing Shared Governance Councils
Support in your daily work by your Clinical Manager, Professional Development Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader
A team that believes in the power of teamwork modeling that many hands make light work
Unit with a strong nurse/provider relationship which promotes optimal patient and family centered care
An inclusive environment that helps the team be successful
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses
work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities.