RN, Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery Clinic

gundersenhealth; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Emplify Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for our Neurosurgery Clinic in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This 0.8 FTE role (32 hours per week) offers weekday scheduling with no weekends, holidays, or on-call. Starting pay is $31.98/hour, with higher compensation based on experience.

You will perform pre-/post-op nurse visits, education, and phone triage in a collaborative team environment. You’ll work closely with neurosurgeons and APCs, supporting procedures like Deep Brain Stimulation and halo vest

Qualifications

• Active RN licensed in Wisconsin.
• Minimum 1 year RN experience (Neuroscience, Med-Surg, or Rehab preferred).
• Strong critical thinking and multitasking skills; EPIC experience preferred; phone triage background.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nurse-only visits for pre-op and post-op care, including patient education, halo vest changes, and wound care.
• Support patients through procedures, including Deep Brain Stimulation.
• Manage phone triage and in-basket tasks on dedicated rotation days.
• Collaborate with clinicians and APCs to ensure seamless patient care.

Skills

Active RN license Wisconsin

Critical thinking

Multitasking

Phone triage

Team-oriented

Calm demeanor

Tools

EPIC EHR

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you're looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

32

Registered Nurse | Neurosurgery Clinic

Location: East Building, 3rd Floor | La Crosse, WI

FTE: 0.8 (64 hours per two weeks)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 AM-4:00 PM or 8:00 AM-4:30 PM | No weekends, holidays, or on-call

Starting Pay: $31.98/hour (higher based on experience)

About the Role

Join our growing Neurosurgery Clinic team and make a meaningful impact on patients facing complex and life-changing procedures such as brain tumor surgeries, spinal fusions, and discectomies. As an RN, you'll provide a mix of patient education, nurse-only visits, and phone triage support. You'll work closely with neurosurgeons, advanced practice clinicians, and a supportive nursing team to deliver exceptional care.

What You'll Do

• Conduct nurse-only visits for pre-op and post-op care, including patient education, halo vest changes, and wound care
• Support patients through procedures, including Deep Brain Stimulation
• Manage phone triage and in-basket tasks on dedicated rotation days
• Collaborate with clinicians and APCs to ensure seamless patient care

Why Join Us?

• Meaningful Patient Connection: Make a real difference by educating and supporting our patients through complex, often life-changing neurosurgical procedures. Your guidance helps ease fears and empowers patients during a critical time.
• Collaborative Team Culture: Join a nursing group that works well together, supports each other, and values flexibility.
• Work/Life Balance: Our leadership values your well-being and strives to create a supportive, flexible workplace where you can thrive both professionally and personally. We believe that when our team feels supported, they can deliver their best care to patients.
• Professional Growth: Enjoy a supportive, team-based environment where growth is not only encouraged but actively fostered through department-based shadowing opportunities, lunch-and-learns, and ongoing education initiatives.
• Fascinating Work: Engage in highly specialized neurosurgical care that explores the intricate brain-body connection.
• Integrated Support: Collaborate with dedicated social services and behavioral health professionals for holistic patient care.

What We're Looking For

• Must Have: Active RN licensed to practice in the state of Wisconsin
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience (Neuroscience, Med-Surg, or Rehab preferred)
• Strong critical thinking and multitasking skills
• Preferred: EPIC experience
• Phone triage background
• Calm, team-oriented personality with an eagerness to learn and grow
• Ability to build positive relationships and adapt to challenges proactively

About Emplify Health:

Emplify Health is a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network formed by the partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. With headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin, we serve 67 communities across four states through 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics. Our mission is to provide exceptional care with compassion, innovation, and integrity.

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