RN, Registered Nurse | Circulator Outpatient Surgery Center

Gundersen Health System; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Gundersen Health System is seeking a Circulating Registered Nurse to join our Outpatient Surgery Center team in Wisconsin. This role involves circulating across multiple surgical specialties, maintaining OR documentation, and providing patient care from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Expect early hours and on-call responsibilities with a collaborative, mission-driven culture. Starting pay is $38.96/hour with additional compensation for experience.

Qualifications

• RN license in Wisconsin.
• Associate Degree in Nursing required.
• BLS certification for healthcare providers.
• 1 year of RN or OR experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Schedule 60 hours every two weeks.
• Weekday 10-hour shifts (6:15am-4:45pm).
• Weekday call to finish up cases.
• Weekend call about once every 10–12 weeks.
• Holiday call approximately once a year.
• Care for patients across all ages.
• Circulate for ophthalmology, ENT, plastics, hand, urology, podiatry, gyn, robotics, dental and pain services.
• Oversee the OR suite and maintain documentation during cases.

Skills

BLS certification

Operating room experience

Scrub experience

Team collaboration

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

RN license in Wisconsin

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 30. Are you ready to make a difference in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment?

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Circulating Registered Nurse to join our Outpatient Surgery Center team. This is your opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative setting where every role is valued.

What You’ll Do

• Schedule: 60 hours every two weeks
• Weekday shifts: Three 10-hour shifts per week (6:15am-4:45pm)
• Weekday call: Post-shift call during the weekday shifts if needed to finish up cases
• Weekend call: Saturday morning call about once every 10-12 weeks
• Holiday call shift approximately once a year
• Care for patients across all ages—from pediatrics to geriatrics
• Circulate for a wide range of surgical specialties, including: Ophthalmology, ENT, Plastics, Hand, Urology, Podiatry, GYN, Robotics, Dental and Pain Services
• Oversee the operating room suite and maintain accurate documentation during surgical cases

What You’ll Get

• Starting pay of $38.96/hour + more for experience!
• A team-oriented department that values collaboration and respect for every role
• Colleagues with extensive experience and longevity
• A department recognized for high patient satisfaction scores
• Strong leadership support from Clinical Manager, Supervisor, and Nurse Educator
• Access to Gundersen’s Career Development Center for ongoing growth
• Competitive benefits, including comprehensive healthcare coverage and a top-rated retirement plan

What You’ll Need

• RN license in Wisconsin
• Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS certification for healthcare providers
• At least 1 year of RN experience or other operating room experience
• Operating Room experience preferred; scrub experience a plus!

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

Round 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.