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Community Hospital · Appleton, WI

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ThedaCare workplace
12
open roles, live count
2.4
Google rating

Life here

What a shift at ThedaCare looks like

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ThedaCare workplace

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ThedaCare workplace

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Community Hospital
Shifts hiring now
Days 8 · Rotating 2

Benefits

Employer-stated benefits emphasize whole-person wellness: health coaches, relaxation rooms, apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support, minimal or zero copays, premium cost-sharing, and daycare.

What stands out

  • Experienced nurses

    On the SANE team you give 24/7 on-call forensic and medical care in the ED for sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, and child abuse across all ages and genders.

    Source: glassdoor.com

  • Experienced nurses

    A remote ambulatory RN role runs days on a 6:00am–2:30pm variable Monday–Friday schedule with weekend and holiday rotation.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • Experienced nurses

    SANE call is concrete: 36 on-call hours a month including 12 weekend hours, a response time of an hour or less, quarterly meetings, an annual education day, and six CE hours a year.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • Moving here

    Benefits copy names supports you can use on ordinary weeks—health coaches, relaxation rooms, mental health help, minimal or zero copays, premium cost-sharing, and daycare.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More about working here
  • Experienced nurses

    OR nurses and surgical techs are being hired, and a sign-on bonus is mentioned for those roles though the dollar amount is not listed in the public snippet.

    As of 2026Source: facebook.com

  • New graduates

    Next required SANE training block is set for October 5–9, 2026 if that path is the one you want.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

  • Experienced nurses

    Employer values language names compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility, with a stated commitment to accessible leadership and work/life balance.

    As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Working conditions

Scheduling
SANE: 36 on-call hrs/month (12 weekend), ≤1-hr response, quarterly meetings, annual education day, 6 CE hrs/year. Ambulatory remote: 6:00am–2:30pm variable M–F plus weekend/holiday rotation. Next SANE training 10/5/2026–10/9/2026 required.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Starting out and growing here

Career development
Employer states continued opportunities for learning and development; Glassdoor LPN/culture summaries cite limited advancement and unclear career paths.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

The city

Living in Appleton, WI

Appleton sits along the Fox River in east-central Wisconsin, offering a relaxed Midwestern pace with a walkable downtown and a strong sense of community. Lawrence University adds cultural energy, while nearby trails and parks make outdoor access easy. It's a practical, welcoming place for nurses seeking stability outside a major metro.

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Metro price level · Appleton area
8% below the national average
BEA index 92.4 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,030/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$80,483/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

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

Who they are

You are weighing ThedaCare in Appleton, Wisconsin. If forensic work is what pulls you, the SANE program puts you on call for sexual assault, domestic violence, strangulation, and child abuse care in the ED—patients of every age and gender.

  • Community Hospital · Appleton
  • Hiring days & rotating
More about ThedaCare

The expectations are written down in plain numbers: 36 on-call hours a month, twelve of them on weekends, a response window of an hour or less, quarterly meetings, an annual education day, and six CE hours a year. The next required training block runs October 5–9, 2026. If you want days without the ED pace, a remote ambulatory RN role is posted on a 6:00am–2:30pm variable Monday–Friday pattern with weekend and holiday rotation. OR nurses and surgical techs are also being hired, and public posts mention a sign-on bonus for those roles without listing a dollar amount. Benefits language leans into ordinary-week supports—health coaches, relaxation rooms, mental health help, low or zero copays, premium cost-sharing, and daycare. Stated values name compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. What nurses write publicly is more mixed. Hundreds of Glassdoor reviews average about 3.0 out of 5; Appleton-specific reviews sit nearer 3.4, yet only about a quarter to a third say they would recommend the employer. Culture and senior management land at the bottom of the category scores, and people describe limited advancement, unclear career paths, heavy workload, and a floor culture that can feel supportive one day and strained by gossip or favoritism the next. That gap is worth testing hard in your interviews.

Stated values: compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility; employer claims accessible leadership and a work/life balance commitment.

Working here

Culture and working life

compassionexcellencemixed moralesupportive peersfavoritismleadership gapswellness focuson-call forensic

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Overall employee rating
About 396 Glassdoor reviews average 3.0/5; roughly 35% would recommend to a friend and 42% see a positive business outlook.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Category ratings (comp, culture, management)
Category scores cluster low-to-mid: diversity/inclusion and work-life 2.9, career 2.8, pay/benefits 2.7, culture/values 2.3, senior management 2.1.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Appleton location ratings
Appleton-specific reviews average about 3.4/5 across 133 reviews, with only about 25% saying they would recommend the employer.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes
Culture and coworkers
Staff describe friendly supportive peers alongside gossip, favoritism, and a toxic culture that hurts morale.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Management consistency
Direct managers sometimes praised as supportive while broader leadership is called disengaged with poor communication and inconsistent practices.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Pay and advancement
Reviewers report low pay, feeling undervalued, and frustration with limited advancement and unclear development paths.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Workload and work-life balance
Some note flexible arrangements; many cite high workload and stress and feel profits are prioritized over staff well-being.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.com

Employer social messaging on nurse teamwork
Official Instagram content emphasizes nurses backing each other and feeling supported and respected on shift.

As of 2026Source 1: instagram.comSource 2: instagram.com

What to weigh

Across hundreds of Glassdoor reviews the average sits at 3.0/5, culture and senior management score near the bottom, and nurses describe limited advancement with unclear career paths.

As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship
Direct employer
Roles last seen active
Aug 29, 2026
Workplace photos
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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

Open roles

Current openings at ThedaCare

Refreshed throughout the day.

CMA - LPN - Family Practice

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Appleton, WI · Posted last week

  • LPN
  • Day shift
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CMA - LPN - Trauma Foot and Ankle

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Appleton, WI · Posted last week

  • LPN
  • Day shift
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  • LPN
  • Day shift
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  • LPN
  • Rotating shift
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  • LPN
  • Day shift
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  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • ADN accepted
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Registered Nurse

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Neenah, WI

  • RN
  • ADN accepted
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RN Clinical Nurse (Ambulatory)

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Kimberly, WI

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • ADN accepted
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  • RN
  • 12-hour days
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Registered Nurse (SANE)

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Appleton, WI

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Per diem
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  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • ADN accepted
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  • RN
  • Per diem
  • ADN accepted
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