RN - Inpatient Float
About The Position
UW Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Inpatient Float team. The role performs high-level nursing skills, including evaluating medical-surgical patients, administering care, recognizing complications, and coordinating with other members of the team. It also involves interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making across the Medical/Surgical and Intermediate Care Float team. The position offers learning opportunities at a Level One Trauma Center, a Magnet-designated facility, and a world-renowned academic health system. The schedule is 75% FTE, with eight 12-hour evening/night shifts during a six-week period, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. The schedule includes a two-in-six weekend rotation and holiday rotation; hours depend on department operational needs. The primary worksite is University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional travel to East Madison Hospital. Pay is based on RN experience, with applicable evening, night, weekend, and float differentials. UW Health describes an excellent benefits package, flexible schedule options, employee wellbeing resources, acuity-based staffing ratios, shared governance, nursing recognition programs, tuition benefits, and referral bonus eligibility. Positions at 60% FTE or higher receive full-time benefits, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Requirements
- Six months of nursing experience in inpatient units and central float (adult), 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).
- Relevant RN experience.
- Relevant certification.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate medical-surgical patients, administer care, recognize complications, and coordinate with other members of the team.
- Participate in interpersonal communication, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making as part of the Medical/Surgical and Intermediate Care Float team.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plans
- Two-week paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Flexible schedule options
- Employee wellbeing resources supporting emotional, financial, and physical well-being
- Acuity-based staffing ratios
- 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
Education Level
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