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Froedtert Health

Community Hospital · West Bend, WI

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Community Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 1

Benefits

Depending on role: PTO; 403(b); medical/dental/vision/life/STD/LTD; free workplace clinics; EAP; adoption assistance; moving assistance; referral bonuses; gym/travel discounts; Career Tuition Assistance and CEUs.

The city

Living in Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee sits on Lake Michigan's western shore, blending brewing heritage with a revitalized downtown and lively arts scene. The Historic Third Ward offers loft living, galleries, and the riverwalk. Summer festivals, brick breweries, and Midwestern affordability give out-of-state nurses a grounded city with real character.

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Metro price level · Milwaukee area
96.9
3% below the national average
Median gross rent
$1,059/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You are looking at Froedtert Health in West Bend, Wisconsin—a hospital campus inside the Froedtert & MCW academic health network, eastern Wisconsin’s only academic medical center partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin.

  • Community Hospital · Milwaukee
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More about Froedtert Health

On the ground that can mean an ambulatory surgery center RN shift where you give direct and indirect care (one year of Med/Surg, ambulatory surgery, PACU, or OR preferred), or inpatient work across medical-surgical, intensive care, mother-baby, and rehabilitation, with emergency and float roles also posted. Scheduling on system nursing jobs runs full time or part time, with days, evenings, overnight, or rotating shifts. You chart in Epic. Growth language on the nursing pages includes Career Pathways, Career Tuition Assistance, and CEUs, and benefits may cover PTO, a 403(b), medical/dental/vision/life/STD/LTD, free workplace clinics, EAP, adoption and moving help, referral bonuses, and gym or travel discounts when your role qualifies. Nursing opportunities are currently described with newly increased compensation, though dollar amounts are not spelled out here. West Bend itself sits about thirty miles northwest of Milwaukee, with a roughly 24-minute average commute and an easy driving town—historic downtown, farmers markets, and Kettle Moraine when you are off. One honest caveat: a 2023 public discussion claimed Froedtert Hospital ranked near the worst in Wisconsin on pay equity, so you will want to read the offer numbers carefully. Careers pages also warn about fake Froedtert job ads and emails—apply only through the official site.

Shared governance and a Relationship-Based Care professional practice model are described in Froedtert Hospital nursing materials.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

academic-networkshared-governancerelationship-based-careambulatory-surgeryEpiccareer-pathwaysWest-Bendshift-flexibility

What nurses say in reviews

No star ratings or recommend percentages appear in the validated facts. A 2023 discussion claimed Froedtert Hospital ranked near worst in Wisconsin on pay equity; a 2025 thread showed a nurse outside Wisconsin seeking info ahead of a remote Froedtert interview.

The good

  • Part of Froedtert & MCW academic health network with Medical College of Wisconsin partnership
  • ASC perioperative RN work at West Bend Surgery Center plus inpatient, emergency, and float categories
  • Career Tuition Assistance, CEUs, and Career Pathways listed for growth
  • Flexible posting patterns: FT/PT and days, evenings, overnight, or rotating

The hard parts

  • 2023 public discussion claimed near-worst-in-state pay equity for Froedtert Hospital
  • No concrete wage figures in the validated pay facts despite “newly increased compensation” language
  • Tuition help and full benefits depend on role and FTE eligibility
  • Wisconsin is not a nurse-license compact state in the supplied state facts, so plan on WI RN licensure path if you are relocating
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship
Direct employer
Roles last seen active
Jul 30, 2026
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