RN - Inpatient Float
About The Position
UW Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join its Medical/Surgical Float team. The role primarily serves patients at University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional travel to East Madison Hospital. Nurses perform a wide range of high-level nursing skills while evaluating medical/surgical patients, providing care, recognizing complications, and coordinating with other team members. The role also involves interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making as part of the Med/Surg Float team. The position offers learning opportunities at a Level One Trauma Center, Magnet-designated facility, and academic health system. The schedule is 90% FTE, working 8- or 12-hour evening/night shifts between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m., every other weekend, with a holiday rotation. Hours depend on departmental operational needs. Pay is competitive based on RN experience, with applicable evening, night, weekend, and float differentials. UW Health offers benefits including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two weeks of paid parental leave, adoption assistance, flexible schedule options, employee wellbeing resources, acuity-based staffing ratios, shared governance, nursing recognition programs, tuition benefits, and referral bonuses. Employees working at least 60% FTE are eligible for full-time benefits.
Requirements
- At least six months of nursing experience, or current participation in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on the unit or a similar unit.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license in Wisconsin or a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the Nurse Licensure Compact.
- Current CPR/BLS certification upon hire.
- ACLS certification within six months.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Relevant RN experience.
- Relevant certification.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate medical/surgical patients and provide nursing care.
- Recognize patient complications and coordinate care with other members of the team.
- Contribute interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making as part of the Med/Surg Float team.
- Work primarily at University Hospital in Madison, with occasional travel to East Madison Hospital.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plans
- Two weeks of paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Full-time benefits for positions at 60% FTE or higher
- Schedule and shift options intended to support flexibility and work-life balance
- Employee wellbeing resources supporting emotional, financial, and physical well-being
- Acuity-based staffing ratios
- Shared governance structure
- Nursing award programs
- Tuition benefits for coursework associated with career advancement
- Referral bonus opportunity
- Evening, night, weekend, and float pay differentials
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
