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Academic Medical Center · Madison, WI

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UW Health workplace
49
open roles, live count
$75k–$158k/yr
posted pay across 38 roles
4.7
Google rating

Life here

What a shift at UW Health looks like

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting
Academic Medical Center
Shifts hiring now
Rotating 20 · Days 17 · Nights 5

Benefits

However, compensation includes shift differentials of $4/hour for evening shifts, $5/hour for night shifts, and $10/hour for weekender program hours worked.

The city

Living in Madison, WI

Madison blends college-town energy with Midwestern warmth, offering a laid-back yet vibrant lifestyle. Wisconsin's capital sits between Lakes Mendota and Monona and is home to the University of Wisconsin. Outdoor recreation, farmers' markets, and a friendly, health-conscious community make it an appealing destination for an RN seeking a welcoming relocation spot.

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Metro price level · Madison area
3% below the national average
BEA index 97.3 (100 = national)
Median gross rent
$1,413/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income
$78,050/yr
all local households, not nurse pay

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

Who they are

UW Health is the integrated health system affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, serving more than 867,000 patients each year across the Upper Midwest and beyond.

  • Academic Medical Center · Madison
  • Hiring rotating & days & nights
  • Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about UW Health

With more than 2,000 physicians and 26,500 dedicated staff, the system provides care through six main hospitals and more than 105 outpatient locations. UW Health positions itself as where 'serious conditions meet successful treatment,' partnering with the University of Wisconsin to combine patient care, medical education, and research. For nursing professionals, UW Health offers opportunities in specialized critical care environments, including a 12-bed Neurosciences ICU caring for complex and critically ill adult neuro patients at ICU and IMC levels of care. The organization provides a weekender program option (75% FTE, Friday through Sunday, day or night shifts) with notable shift differentials. UW Health's leadership has publicly committed to social impact and belonging initiatives, aiming to create a culture where all team members feel valued and respected. The system brands its career site as 'Remarkable Careers' and self-describes as Wisconsin's #1 hospital.

Mission: 'Advancing health without compromise through service, scholarship, science and social responsibility.' Vision: 'Remarkable healthcare.' Core values include Excellence, Innovation, Compassion, Integrity, Respect, Accountability, and Diversity. The organization also emphasizes social impact and belonging, with a stated vision to be a health system that creates belonging for everyone through engaged leadership and community health improvement.

Working here

Culture and working life

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What to consider

The good

  • Academic medical center affiliation with University of Wisconsin–Madison offering access to cutting-edge research and complex case experience
  • Specialized critical care nursing opportunities such as the 12-bed Neurosciences ICU with ICU and IMC level care
  • Strong shift differentials: $4/hour evening, $5/hour night, and $10/hour weekender differential
  • Weekender program option allowing 75% FTE with a concentrated three-day schedule
  • Organizational commitment to social impact, belonging, and diversity initiatives supported by engaged leadership
  • Large integrated system with six hospitals and 105+ outpatient locations offering internal mobility

The hard parts

  • Weekender program requires working all holidays that fall on scheduled shifts
  • Large academic medical center may involve bureaucratic processes and complex organizational structure
  • High-acuity patient populations in specialty ICUs may present significant physical and emotional demands

The reality check

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Open roles

Current openings at UW Health

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RN - Heart / Vascular IMC

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted yesterday

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Residency program
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Inpatient RN - PACU

$48/hr

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Rockford, IL · Posted yesterday

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
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Per Diem RN - Emergency Department

$53/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted 2 days ago

  • RN
  • Per diem
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RN - Pre/Post/PACU

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Madison, WI · Posted last week

  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
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RN - PACU - Pediatrics

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted 6 days ago

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 10-hour nights
  • Tuition reimbursement
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  • RN
  • Night shift
  • Compact license OK
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RN - CPC Ablations

$54/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted last week

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN – Inpatient NEW Hospitalist IMC (C2/6)

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted last week

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
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RN - NICU Level IV

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted last week

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
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RN - Inpatient OR, Neurosurgery

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Posted last week

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

RN - Emergency Department - Pediatrics

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Pre/Post/PACU Surgery

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour rotating
  • ADN accepted
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Inpatient, Med & Surg 4th Floor

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

RN - Inpatient, Med & Surg 3rd Floor

$50/hr

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Madison, WI · Seen active 2 weeks ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

RN - Orthopedics Clinic

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

RN - Neurosciences ICU B4/4

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Inpatient RN Observation

$48/hr

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Rockford, IL

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-hour days
  • CMS 3-star hospital
Apply

RN - Neurosciences ICU D4/4

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

RN - Inpatient - Weekender Float

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Per diem
Apply

RN - Medical ICU

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

RN - Allergy Clinic

$37/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Inpatient Float

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-hour rotating
  • Per diem
Apply
  • RN
  • 8-hour rotating
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN – Clinics Float Pool

$47/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Family Medicine Clinic - Part Time

$37/hr

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DeForest, WI

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Inpatient, Med & Surg 5th Floor

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Operational Supervisor - Ortho

$54/hr

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Rockford, IL

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • CMS 3-star hospital
Apply

RN Program Director, Congenital Heart

$63/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

Inpatient RN Labor and Delivery

$38/hr

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Rockford, IL

  • Sign-on bonus
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • +$4/hr differential
  • Magnet-designated hospital
  • CMS 3-star hospital
Apply

Inpatient RN Operating Room

$36/hr

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Rockford, IL

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-hour nights
  • +$4/hr differential
  • CMS 3-star hospital
Apply

Triage RN - Urology Clinic

$37/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Dermatology Clinic

$47/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour days
  • Compact license OK
Apply
  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Residency program
Apply
  • Magnet-designated
  • DNP
  • Day shift
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Inpatient Float - Part Time

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • Magnet-designated
  • RN
  • 12-hour rotating
  • Compact license OK
Apply

RN - Inpatient - Transplant

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • New grads welcomed
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Compact license OK
  • Magnet-designated hospital
Apply

RN - Access Center

$50/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply
  • RN
  • Rotating shift
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply

RN - Pre/Post Surgery

$40/hr

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 8-hour 8 hour
Apply

RN - eICU - on-site

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • 12-hour 12 hour
  • +$4/hr differential
Apply

RN - Sleep Clinic

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • Day shift
  • ADN accepted
Apply

RN - Ambulatory Surgery

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Madison, WI

  • RN
  • Rotating shift
Apply
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