RN, Registered Nurse | Neurosurgery Clinic

Gundersen Health System; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 56,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful patient care

Collaborative culture

Work-life balance

Professional growth

Fascinating neurosurgery work

Integrated support services

Job summary

Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, WI is seeking a Registered Nurse in the Neurosurgery Clinic. This 0.8 FTE role supports pre- and post-operative care, patient education, and desk-based triage, with daytime hours Monday–Friday and no weekends.

You’ll collaborate with neurosurgeons and APCs to deliver exceptional care, participate in halo vest and wound care, DBS support, and phone triage. Starting pay is $31.98/hour, with pay higher based on experience.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensed to practice in Wisconsin.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience (Neuroscience, Med-Surg, or Rehab preferred).
• Strong critical thinking and multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nurse-only visits for pre-op and post-op care and education.
• Support patients through procedures, including DBS when applicable.
• Manage phone triage and in-basket tasks on rotation days.
• Collaborate with clinicians and APCs to ensure seamless patient care.

Skills

RN license WI

Critical thinking

Multitasking

Tools

EPIC experience

Phone triage

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 ourpatients 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.