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RN, Registered Nurse | Surgery Clinic

Gundersen Health System

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Health system employer

$31.98/hr

About $67k/yr

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Posted Aug 7, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 10, 2026

What this might mean for you

The posted pay pencils out to roughly $67k a year. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.

What the posting states

Shift
Days
Weekends, holidays, call
No weekends, holidays, or on-call obligations!

About this role

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Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today. Scheduled Weekly Hours 36 Registered Nurse - Surgery Clinic Location: Heritage Building, 3rd Floor | La Crosse, Wisconsin Schedule: Full-time, 0.9 FTE; 72 hours per two weeks Shift: 8-hour day shifts, Monday-Friday, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with a rotating day off No weekends, holidays, or on-call obligations! About The Role Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a skilled and motivated Registered Nurse to join our Surgery Clinic team. This clinic-based role provides the opportunity to work alongside General Surgery and Vascular Surgery providers in a newly renovated outpatient space while delivering hands-on patient care throughout the surgical journey. We're seeking a flexible nurse who enjoys variety, values patient relationships, and thrives in a specialty practice environment. Depending on experience, interests, and team needs, this role may support General Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and future procedural sedation services as our surgical specialties team continues to grow. What You Will Do This position offers a highly hands-on nursing practice with opportunities to work across surgical specialties. Responsibilities May Include Provide direct nursing care to patients in General Surgery and Vascular Surgery clinic settings Assist with wound vac management, dressing changes, and in-office procedures Conduct pre-operative and post-operative patient education to support safe recovery Perform telephone triage and assess patient concerns Coordinate patient care across providers, departments, and services Complete pre-procedure and follow-up patient communications Collaborate closely with surgeons, advanced practice clinicians, and support staff As The Role Evolves, Opportunities May Include Assisting with procedural sedation services Administering and monitoring sedation medications following specialty training Starting and maintaining vascular access Performing point-of-care testing and procedural support activities Monitoring patients before, during, and after procedures What You'll Bring Associate Degree in Nursing required Active, unencumbered Wisconsin RN license Current BLS for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association or American Red Cross) Minimum of one year of RN experience Clinic, surgical, procedural, or specialty nursing experience preferred Strong assessment, communication, and patient education skills Ability to adapt and contribute to evolving workflows and specialty services What You'll Get Starting pay of $31.98/hr plus more for experience Comprehensive healthcare benefits and retirement plans Career growth through the Tuition Investment Program and Career Development Center Opportunities for specialty training and professional development, including ACLS certification and procedural sedation education as the role evolves About Emplify Health Emplify Health brings together two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems—Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System—united in our mission to provide exceptional care. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics serving communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, we’re committed to delivering world-class care close to home. Ready to make a difference? Apply today and take the next step in your nursing career with Emplify Health! Equal Opportunity Employer If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer

Skills for this role

wound vac managementdressing changesin-office procedurespre-operative patient educationpost-operative patient educationtelephone triagepatient care coordinationpre-procedure and follow-up patient communicationsprocedural sedationadministering and monitoring sedation medicationsvascular accesspoint-of-care testing

Certifications

BLSACLS

Requirements

  • Active, unencumbered Wisconsin RN license
  • Associate Degree in Nursing required
  • Active, unencumbered Wisconsin RN license
  • Current BLS for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
  • Minimum of one year of RN experience
  • Clinic, surgical, procedural, or specialty nursing experience preferred
  • Strong assessment, communication, and patient education skills
  • Ability to adapt and contribute to evolving workflows and specialty services

Benefits

  • Starting pay of $31.98/hr plus more for experience
  • Comprehensive healthcare benefits
  • Retirement plans
  • Tuition Investment Program
  • Career Development Center
  • Specialty training and professional development including ACLS certification and procedural sedation education
  • No weekends, holidays, or on-call obligations

About the employer

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Gundersen Health System
Health system employer

You are looking at Gundersen Health System through its Spring Grove, Minnesota clinic—one site in a non-profit integrated network headquartered in La Crosse, Wisconsin, serving communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota. The flagship teaching hospital runs about 325 beds as…

4.3 Google rating

What reviewers appreciate

  • 12-month Transition to Practice residency auto-enrolls RNs with under one year of patient care experience
  • ICU RN starting pay listed at $38.96/hr and up by experience, with differentials and sign-on up to $2,500 (La Crosse critical care)
  • Tuition reimbursement, nursing scholarships, and Career Development Center for career mapping

What reviewers flag

  • allnurses average NurseScore 40/100 (Fair)
  • Glassdoor work-life and compensation ratings only in the mid-3s
  • Published ICU pay and bonus figures are for La Crosse, WI, not a Spring Grove–specific posting
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Living in La Crosse, WI

Nestled along the Mississippi River and framed by dramatic bluffs, La Crosse blends small-town warmth with college-town energy. Nurses relocating here will find riverfront trails, a compact downtown with local breweries, and year-round outdoor recreation in Wisconsin's scenic driftless region.

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Metro price level · La Crosse area
91.8
8% below the national average
Median gross rent
$1,010/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

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