Nurse - Step Down Unit - Nights

Froedtert Health; Menomonee Falls (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Career growth opportunities

Academic partnership with MCW

Referral bonuses

403b retirement plan

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Adoption assistance

Job summary

The Registered Nurse in Froedtert Health's Modified Care Unit provides focused monitoring and advanced nursing interventions for an identified adult patient population. You will work with a supportive team to develop and implement care plans, enhancing clinical skills and critical thinking.

Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, timely interventions, and collaboration with physicians, therapists, and case management to ensure high-quality patient care and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse in Wisconsin with current RN license.
• BSN preferred; must maintain ACLS/BLS as required.
• Experience in inpatient care and complex patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for adult inpatients.
• Provide advanced monitoring and intervene based on clinical findings.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Critical thinking

Education

BSN preferred

Wisconsin RN license

Tools

ACLS & BLS certification

Job description

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What Do People Say About Us

• Clear sense of purpose" and meaningful work.
• Supportive colleagues and strong working relationships.
• Complex patient populations and advanced medical cases, which can accelerate professional growth and skill development.
• Opportunities to move between departments, specialties, hospitals, and clinics within the network, creating pathways for long-term career advancement.
• No force mandating.

• Clear sense of purpose" and meaningful work.
• Supportive colleagues and strong working relationships.
• Complex patient populations and advanced medical cases, which can accelerate professional growth and skill development.
• Opportunities to move between departments, specialties, hospitals, and clinics within the network, creating pathways for long-term career advancement.
• No force mandating.

Unit

Modified Care Unit RNs provide care for patients who require more focused monitoring and complex nursing interventions than a general med-surg unit. You’ll work with a really great team of nurses in an environment that is supportive and allows you to build your advanced assessment, critical thinking, and clinical skills.

Schedule

1900-0730 Holidays: Every other holiday rotation Weekends: Every third weekend (Friday-Saturday)

FTE

.9

Job Summary

The Registered Nurse is a practitioner who is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an identified group of patients in an inpatient environment. This individual demonstrates competency in delivery of care to a primarily adult population. The Staff RN-Inpatient job description has incorporated essential functions which are adapted from the ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 2nd Edition (2010).

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION

Clinical competence and experience in the care and management of target patient populations specific to area of employment.

EDUCATION DESCRIPTION

Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice at a level normally acquired through completion of education at an accredited School of Nursing in order to be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse is required. Upon hire any non-BSN nurse with less than one year of licensed registered nurse experience will be required to enroll in a BSN (or higher nursing degree) program. Acceptance into a program is expected within 15 months of hire and the degree program must be completed within 5 years of enrollment, or 6 years if program is MSN, DNP or PhD in Nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.

LICENSURE DESCRIPTION

Requires current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact). American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS) or an AHA approved equivalent is required within 90 days of hire. American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is required within one year of hire.

Perks & Benefits At Froedtert Health

Froedtert Health Offers a variety of perks & benefits to staff, depending on your role you may be eligible for the following:

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
• Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health centers and clinics draw patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values and maintains an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce. We welcome protected veterans to share their priority consideration status with us at 262-439-1961. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. During your application and interview process, if you have a need that requires an accommodation, please contact us at 262-439-1961. We will attempt to fulfill all reasonable accommodation requests.