RN, Med Surg

Froedtert West Bend Hospital -Medical / Surgical Unit

New Grads Welcome!

Our 34-bed unit offers a fast-paced work environment caring for a diverse patient population.

Unique opportunities on our unit include :

Pediatrics-patients 2 years of age and older

Orthopedics-elective and trauma

General Medicine

General Surgical

End of Life / Hospice Care

Telemetry

• Behavioral Health

Chemotherapy Administration

In addition to a diverse patient population, our unit also has a strong partnership with area schools of nursing providing experience with educating, precepting and supporting new nurses.

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Location : US : WI : WEST BEND at our FROEDTERT WEST BEND HOSPITAL facility.

This job is ON - SITE.

FTE : 0.600000

Shift : Shift 3

Job Summary :

Our 34-bed Med / Surg unit, offers experience in a diverse patient population of patients with a variety of diagnoses and medical conditions. Our fast-paced unit, provides a great foundation in nursing fundamentals while offering enough variety to grow and develop a career in nursing. The Registered Nurse is a practitioner who is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for an identified group of patients in an inpatient environment. This individual demonstrates competency in delivery of care to a primarily adult population. The Staff RN-Inpatient job description has incorporated essential functions which are adapted from the ANA Nursing : Scope and Standards of Practice. Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION :

Clinical competence and experience in the care and management of target patient populations specific to area of employment.

EDUCATION DESCRIPTION :

Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice at a level normally acquired through completion of education at an accredited School of Nursing in order to be eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse is required. Upon hire any non-BSN nurse with less than one year of licensed registered nurse experience will be required to enroll in a BSN (or higher nursing degree) program. Acceptance into a program is expected within 15 months of hire and the degree program must be completed within 5 years of enrollment, or 6 years if program is MSN, DNP or PhD in Nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.

LICENSURE DESCRIPTION :

Requires current state of Wisconsin Registered Nurse License or a Multi-state Nursing License from a participating state in the NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact). American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (BLS) or an AHA approved equivalent is required within 90 days of hire.

Perks & Benefits at Froedtert Health

Froedtert Health Offers a variety of perks & benefits to staff, depending on your role you may be eligible for the following :

The Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin regional health network is a partnership between Froedtert Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin supporting a shared mission of patient care, innovation, medical research and education. Our health network operates eastern Wisconsin's only academic medical center and adult Level I Trauma center engaged in thousands of clinical trials and studies. The Froedtert & MCW health network, which includes ten hospitals, nearly 2,000 physicians and more than 45 health centers and clinics draw patients from throughout the Midwest and the nation.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values and maintains an environment that attracts, recruits, engages and retains a diverse workforce. We welcome protected veterans to share their priority consideration status with us at 262-439-1961. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. During your application and interview process, if you have a need that requires an accommodation, please contact us at 262-439-1961. We will attempt to fulfill all reasonable accommodation requests.