Registered Nurse ICU (RN) - WI Float Pool

Advocate Aurora Health; Mount Pleasant (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare system as a Float Pool RN, where you can deliver exceptional patient care across multiple facilities. This part-time role offers the flexibility of float nursing with the stability of a structured schedule. Experience diverse clinical environments while benefiting from competitive compensation, generous bonuses, and a supportive work culture that promotes professional growth and work-life balance. With a commitment to high-quality care and a focus on teamwork, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare field.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000

Student Loan Forgiveness up to $20,000

Tuition Assistance up to $7,200

RN Referral Bonus of $5,000

Mileage Reimbursement

Flexible Scheduling

Paid Time Off

Health and Welfare Benefits

Retirement Plans with Employer Match

Educational Assistance Program

Qualifications

• 2+ years of ICU experience required.
• Must hold a valid Registered Nurse license.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to diverse patients.
• Coordinate discharge plans using an interdisciplinary approach.

Skills

Critical Care Nursing

Patient Assessment

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Time Management

Education

Registered Nurse License

Accredited Nursing Program

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Department:

34110 Advocate Aurora Health Corporate - WI Float Pool Team

Status:

Part time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hou rs Per Week:

24

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

There is a Friday, Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) and Holiday commitment

ICU Float Pool RN (WI Float Pool – Multi-Site)

This position is eligible for:

️ Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000

️ Student Loan Forgiveness up to $20,000

️ Tuition Assistance up to $7,200

️ RN Referral Bonus of $5,000 (for Advocate Aurora teammates)

️ Military/Veteran Friendly employer

Aurora Health is seeking experienced Critical Care Registered Nurses to join our Wisconsin Float Pool. This multi-site role offers a unique opportunity to deliver high-quality care while working across multiple Aurora facilities — combining the flexibility of float nursing with the stability of a full-time position.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience
• Ability to float across multiple acute care sites within the defined market

Why Join the WI Float Pool?

• Variety & Flexibility: Experience diverse clinical environments and patient populations across our health system. Day-to-day or 6-week rotational float assignments help avoid routine and expand your nursing skills.
• Career Growth: Build an impressive clinical portfolio through exposure to different units and teams.
• Compensation & Incentives: Competitive pay structure with additional float, shift, and weekend differentials. Mileage reimbursement available for split-site shifts.
• Work-Life Balance: Self-scheduling, no on-call , and only 2 holidays required per year .

Your Impact as a Float Pool RN:

• Deliver safe, high-quality, and compassionate care to diverse patients
• Adapt quickly to new teams and settings while supporting unit-based care
• Serve as a role model of clinical excellence, flexibility, and collaboration
• Contribute to an outstanding patient experience across sites

Join a system where nurses are supported, empowered, and encouraged to grow. Be part of a team that thrives on adaptability, teamwork, and exceptional patient care — Aurora Health is where your next career move begins.

Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Education Required:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
• Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
• Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.
• Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.

Certification Addendum:

• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others)

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to:
• lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
• carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to:
• push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Pay Range

$37.50 - $56.25

Our CommitmenttoYou:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, andShort- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.