STAFF RN, FMFH - MEDICAL SURGICAL 4TH FLOOR - FT

Froedtert•Menomonee Falls, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an identified group of patients in an inpatient environment. The nurse demonstrates competency in delivering care to a primarily adult population. The Staff RN-Inpatient job description incorporates essential functions adapted from the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition (2010). This onsite position is at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The position is 0.9 FTE, with 36 standard hours per week, on Shift 3 from 1900 to 0730. The schedule includes every third weekend and rotating holidays. No force mandating is stated. The employer is Froedtert Health, part of the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network, a partnership supporting patient care, innovation, medical research, and education. The network operates ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians, and more than 45 health centers and clinics.

Requirements

Clinical competence and experience in the care and management of target patient populations specific to the area of employment.
Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice normally acquired through completion of education at an accredited School of Nursing, sufficient to be eligible for Registered Nurse licensure.
Current Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a multistate nursing license from a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certification, or an AHA-approved equivalent, required within 90 days of hire.
Newly hired or transferred RNs without a BSN or higher nursing degree and with less than one year of RN experience must provide proof of acceptance into an accredited BSN or higher nursing degree program within 15 months of hire or transfer into a Graduate Nurse or Registered Nurse role, and complete the program within five years of enrollment. This does not apply to non-BSN hires who already hold a bachelor's or graduate degree in a field other than nursing.
Direct-entry BSN or MSN students who have not completed their nursing degree at hire are not exempt from the nursing-degree progression requirement, even if they hold a bachelor's or graduate degree in another field.
RNs enrolled in an MSN, DNP, or PhD in Nursing program may meet the nursing-degree progression requirement through that program. If the program awards a BSN, it must be completed within five years of enrollment; if it does not award a BSN, the MSN, DNP, or PhD in Nursing must be completed within six years of enrollment.