Nurse - Step Down Unit - OPT

Froedtert Health; West Bend (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Career growth

403b retirement plan

Medical coverage

Employee assistance

Job summary

Froedtert Health in Wisconsin seeks a Staff RN for an inpatient unit. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for adults in an inpatient setting, working with a supportive team to provide high-quality care.

Requires current Wisconsin RN license or multi-state license; BLS is required within 90 days and ACLS within one year. BSN preferred with opportunities for growth within the network.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice required to be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• Non-BSN nurses hired will be enrolled in BSN within 15 months of hire; degree must be completed within 5 years (6 years if MSN/DNP/PhD).
• Requires Wisconsin RN license or multi-state license via NLC.
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Provider required within 90 days; ACLS within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for an identified group of inpatient patients.
• Demonstrate competency in delivering care to an adult population.
• Follow ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice; perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

• 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.

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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.

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

36 hours every 6 week schedule period. one major holiday, one hard to staff holiday

FTE

.1

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. Other duties as assigned.

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. Bachelors 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.