Professional Development Nurse | Ambulatory (Clinic Float Pool)

Gundersen Health System; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 73,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-rated retirement plan

Career Development Center access

Tuition Investment Program

Online continuing education

Job summary

Gundersen Health System is seeking a full-time RN, Professional Development Nurse to support ambulatory care departments. The role focuses on orientation, evaluating practice gaps, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team across Gundersen locations in Wisconsin.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Nursing and a Master’s degree within 5 years, plus 3–4 years of RN experience and Wisconsin licensure. Salary starts around $81k with benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required.
• Master’s degree in Nursing required within 5 years.
• 3–4 years of RN experience or equivalent; ambulatory care RN experience preferred.
• RN licensure to practice in Wisconsin upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill a 1.0 FTE, salaried role.
• Support orientation and onboarding of new staff.
• Evaluate nursing practice, assess learning needs, participate in process improvement projects and initiatives.
• Serves Clinic Float Pool and other ambulatory care departments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members.
• Travel to other Gundersen locations as required.

Skills

RN experience

Ambulatory care

Education/PD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Master’s degree in Nursing

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. We’re not just filling positions, we’re building careers. At Emplify Health, we care for our teams, while they care for their communities. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a change, Emplify Health supports you now and into the future. Join us and find out how a little empathy changes everything. Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a full-time RN, Professional Development Nurse to work with Ambulatory Care Departments. This is your opportunity to work in a highly adaptable and mission-driven organization while doing the work you love in the beautiful Coulee region.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Contract type: Full-time.

What You Will Do

• Fulfill a 1.0 FTE, salaried role
• Support orientation and onboarding of new staff
• Evaluate nursing practice, assess practice gaps, identify learning needs, participate in process improvement projects and initiatives both within area of responsibility and at the system level
• Serves Clinic Float Pool and other specialty ambulatory care departments
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including other professional development nurses, clinical managers, clinicians, quality nurses & informatics nurses
• Travel to other Gundersen locations as required

What You Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
• Master’s degree in Nursing required within 5 years
• 3-4 years of RN experience or equivalent required; ambulatory care RN experience preferred
• RN licensure to practice in the state of Wisconsin upon hire

What You Will Get

• $81,244.80/year, plus more based on years of experience
• Gundersen's generous compensation and benefit package, including our top-rated retirement plan
• Growth opportunities and access to Gundersen's Career Development Center to help you navigate your career

Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect

• Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth
• Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses
• Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love

We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.