Registered Nurse (RN) - Med/Surg Tele Float Pool & ED Boarding

Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc.; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plans

Flexible self-scheduling

Minimal holiday rotation

Career-building experience

Exposure to multiple specialties

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI is seeking an Internal Float Pool Registered Nurse. The RN will support Med Surg, Telemetry, and ED Boarding units, delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while adapting to multiple care environments.

The role emphasizes versatility, clinical strength, and teamwork, with a focus on safety, compassion, and continuous learning within a single facility.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (AHA)

Responsibilities

• Floating between Med/Surg, Telemetry, and ED Boarding units.
• Providing safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care in fast-paced environments.
• Adapting quickly to each unit’s workflow and supporting teams with professionalism and clinical excellence.
• Demonstrating strong communication, sound decision-making, and leadership skills.
• Supporting efforts to ensure the safest patient environment and best patient experience.

Skills

Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – Internal Float Pool

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, 2900 W Oklahoma Ave; Milwaukee, WI 53215

Where You Will Work

Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center’s Internal Float Pool is a dynamic, highly skilled team supporting

Medical-Surgical (Med Surg), Telemetry (Tele), and ED Boarding departments.

Our Internal Float RNs bring versatility, clinical strength, and teamwork to every shift, ensuring high‑quality, compassionate care across multiple specialty areas within a single facility.

We’re Looking For

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing

Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (AHA)

Experience

• 18 months of Med Surg or Telemetry RN experience ( 2 years strongly preferred )

Scheduling Expectations

Flexibility and ability to meet the following scheduling expectations per 6‑week period: Self‑Scheduling

• 1 weekend (Sat‑Sun Shifts)

Commitment to ongoing learning, adaptability, and teamwork across multiple care environments

What You’ll Do

As a skilled and compassionate Internal Float RN, you will play a pivotal role in delivering and coordinating comprehensive patient care across several high‑acuity units. Responsibilities include:

• Floating between
• Med/Surg, Telemetry, and ED Boarding
• units, may float to
• ICU
• caring for patients with transfer orders
• Providing safe, evidence‑based, patient‑centered care in fast‑paced environments
• Quickly adapting to each unit’s workflow and supporting teams with professionalism and clinical excellence
• Demonstrating strong communication, sound decision‑making, and leadership skills
• Supporting efforts to ensure the safest patient environment and best patient experience

Perks of Joining the Internal Float Pool

No more “same‑ole routine”:

• Work across various units
• within one facility —keeping each shift fresh, exciting, and full of opportunities to grow
• Career‑building experience:
• Float nurses gain a strong clinical foundation that reflects adaptability, versatility, and readiness for advancement
• Competitive compensation:
• Base rate +
• internal float differential
• Flexible self‑scheduling
• and a
• minimal holiday rotation
• (1 summer + 1 winter holiday)
• Full
• benefits‑eligible position
• with health, dental, vision, and retirement plans
• Exposure to multiple specialties—ideal for long‑term career growth and skill expansion

Training & Development

Internal Float RNs receive ongoing specialty training, which may include:

• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• IV Ultrasound
• Charge Nurse cross‑training
• to strengthen leadership and unit support skills

About This Location

The future of medicine is happening here at Aurora St. Luke’s, and you’re at the center. No matter what your need – common surgery or pioneering treatment – you can count on our experienced and specialty physicians to provide expert care and excellent outcomes.

As the only hospital in Wisconsin with a 24/7 on‑site heart‑care team, you can expect to receive premiere cardiac services. Both the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have recognized Aurora St. Luke’s performance in treating cardiac and stroke patients.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, twisting, and lifting throughout the workday. Must safely lift up to 35 pounds and perform patient handling tasks, including pushing/pulling up to 30 pounds and assisting with 150-pound sliding transfers. Requires functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures, as well as the ability to operat(e?) equipment foot controls. Must be able to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de‑escalation and restraints when necessary. Exposure to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste may occur; appropriate protective equipment must be used. Physical Abilities Testing and additional department‑specific requirements may apply.

This job posting 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.