RN – Care Team Lead - Home Based Hospital Care

UW Health•Madison, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) - Care Team Lead/Charge Nurse to: • Provide front-line nursing leadership with oversight of Home-Based Hospital Care (HBHC) RNs and Mobile Integrated Health Professionals (Paramedics), motivating and mentoring teams delivering acute-level care to patients in their homes through innovative, hospital-at-home models. • Lead and coordinate daily operations by assessing staffing and resource needs, collaborating with clinical and nonclinical partners, and coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges to ensure safe, efficient, and timely care delivery. • Serve as a clinical and operational expert, applying advanced assessment, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice to support quality outcomes, patient safety, and continuous improvement across the HBHC program. • Partner with the interdisciplinary team—including providers, nurse managers, social work, and ancillary services—to establish care goals, support discharge and post-acute planning, and ensure nurses practice at the top of their license. • Utilize transformational leadership and emotional intelligence to foster accountability, professionalism, and staff development while serving as a role model, clinical resource, and coach for nursing staff and learners. • Support innovative care delivery through digital health technology, interdisciplinary conferencing, and high-quality documentation, advancing the mission and strategic goals of UW Health’s Home-Based Hospital Care program. Learn more about working in Home-Based Hospital Care. At UW Health, you will have: • An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. • Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. • Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being. • Acuity-based staffing ratios for optimal safety. • A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice. • A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs. • Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth as a nurse by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement. • The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
2 years experience in an inpatient unit Required
2 years of combined work experience and leadership experience may be considered in lieu of two (2) years’ experience in an inpatient unit Required
Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Required
Current CPR/BLS certification Required
Must possess a current, valid driver’s license issued by the individual’s state of residence.
Must be at least 21 years old and have a minimum of three (3) years of driving experience to operate a Personal Vehicle, Patient/Visitor Vehicle, or standard UW Health Fleet Vehicle.

Nice To Haves

3 years experience in an acute care inpatient unit Preferred
Relevant RN experience with department-specific patient population Preferred
National certification in relevant specialty Preferred

Responsibilities

Provide front-line nursing leadership with oversight of Home-Based Hospital Care (HBHC) RNs and Mobile Integrated Health Professionals (Paramedics), motivating and mentoring teams delivering acute-level care to patients in their homes through innovative, hospital-at-home models.
Lead and coordinate daily operations by assessing staffing and resource needs, collaborating with clinical and nonclinical partners, and coordinating admissions, transfers, and discharges to ensure safe, efficient, and timely care delivery.
Serve as a clinical and operational expert, applying advanced assessment, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice to support quality outcomes, patient safety, and continuous improvement across the HBHC program.
Partner with the interdisciplinary team—including providers, nurse managers, social work, and ancillary services—to establish care goals, support discharge and post-acute planning, and ensure nurses practice at the top of their license.
Utilize transformational leadership and emotional intelligence to foster accountability, professionalism, and staff development while serving as a role model, clinical resource, and coach for nursing staff and learners.
Support innovative care delivery through digital health technology, interdisciplinary conferencing, and high-quality documentation, advancing the mission and strategic goals of UW Health’s Home-Based Hospital Care program.

Benefits

health and dental insurance
paid time off
retirement plans
two-week paid parental leave
adoption assistance
Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
Acuity-based staffing ratios for optimal safety.
A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice.
A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs.
Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth as a nurse by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.