Registered Nurse (RN) - Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $40-59 per hour
MADISON, WI, 53774, USA
- $4.25 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Registered Nurse
- ICU Nurse
- Critical Care
This role is for a Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in ICU care with responsibilities to float across multiple intensive care and intermediate care units, providing critical care to seriously ill patients. The position requires advanced nursing skills, certifications such as ACLS, CPR/BLS, and offers opportunities for mentorship, participation in quality improvement, and flexible scheduling. Employed by UW Health, a top-ranked academic medical center, the job includes a comprehensive benefits package and emphasizes professional growth and a supportive work environment.
UW Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Float ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a nursing job in MADISON, Wisconsin.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- Employment Type: Staff
90%, evening/night shift rotation and two in six weekend rotation. Holiday rotation. No on-call required. You will work at University Hospital.
Pay:
- Additional components of compensation may include:
- Shift Differentials: $4.25/hour Float, $4/hour evening, $5/hour night and $4.25/hour weekend as applicable for hours worked.
- Overtime
Be part of something remarkable
Bring your nursing expertise to the #1 hospital in Wisconsin. University Hospital is a Level One Trauma Center, Magnet®-designated facility, and world-renowned academic health system.
We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to:
- Float across multiple departments and specialties caring for highly complex, critically ill patient populations in a variety of intensive care units (ICUs) such as the Trauma Life Center, Burn ICU, Neurosciences ICU, and Cardiovascular ICU, and float to intermediate care (IMC) units as needed.
- Provide high-quality, evidence-based care utilizing critical thinking skills to evaluate and assess patients, recognize and escalate complications, and safely administer appropriate nursing interventions and advanced life support therapies while demonstrating a commitment to patient and family centered nursing care.
- Partner with dynamic multidisciplinary teams of nurses, nursing assistants, coordinated care roles, therapists, advanced practice providers, medical teams, and more, honing interpersonal communication skills and effectively delegating tasks as necessary.
- Serve as a mentor and role model with opportunities to orient nurses who are new to the Critical Care Float Pool and work with nursing students, as well as have the opportunity to be involved in strategic planning efforts, quality improvement, and Shared Governance.
At UW Health, you will have:
- An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Full time benefits for part time work (for positions 60% FTE and higher).
- Acuity based staffing ratios for optimal safety.
- A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice.
- Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
- Access to UW Health’s Wellness Options at Work that support employee/family well-being.
- A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs.
- Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
Work Experience
- Inpatient Units and Central Float: Six (6) months nursing experience or current participant in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on unit/similar unit. Required
- Relevant RN Experience Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Upon Hire Required
- Current CPR/BLS Certification Upon Hire Required
- ACLS within 6 months Required
- Relevant certification Preferred
Our commitment to Social Impact and Belonging
UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.
UW Health East Madison Hospital – is UW Health’s newest hospital and one of the most advanced hospitals and wellness centers in the country. Here, health care is seen as a holistic endeavor where our mission is to not only diagnose and treat you when you’re sick, but also to partner with you in health and wellness.
Job Description
UW Hospital and Clinics benefits
UW Health Job ID #W19977. Posted job title: RN – Float Pool – Critical Care
About UW HealthUW Health is an integrated academic health system that is home to the No. 1 hospital in Wisconsin (for the 13th year in a row) as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. We’re made up of six main hospitals, one JOA partner hospital in Madison and two hospitals located within the main hospital in Illinois. We also have more than 90 clinics across Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
UW Health cares for more than 800,000 patients each year and employs more than 24,000 people — one of the region’s largest employers. Many of our 1,800 physicians are faculty members at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, one of the nation’s highly regarded medical schools.
- Holiday Pay
- Vision benefits
- Continuing Education
- Sick pay
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Discount program
- Pet insurance
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Medical benefits
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