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Job Overview
Job Title: RN-Med Surg or Emergency Room-Registered Nurse Location: Janesville, WI 53548
Shift
12 Hour Shift
Contract Duration: 13 weeks (with possible extension) Pay Range: $60/hr to $75/hr
Responsibilities
Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals.
Evaluating medical information, as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to pre-and post-surgery patients.
Preparing, administering and recording prescribed medications.
Changing dressings, inserting catheters, and starting IVs.
Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed, as well as interpreting and recording measurements.
Monitoring patients' vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner.
Note: Should have minimum 2 year of experience as RN Med Surg/Emergency Room RN
Neighborhoods+Courthouse Hill sits east of the Rock River near downtown, characterized by grand 19th-century architecture including Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne properties surrounding Lower Courthouse Park. Across the river lies the Old Fourth Ward, one of Janesville's earliest residential settlements featuring dense blocks of modest vernacular cottages. Beyond these historic central districts, residents look toward newer residential subdivisions and suburban-style pockets on the city's outskirts that offer larger yards and quiet streets.
Courthouse Hill sits east of the Rock River near downtown, characterized by grand 19th-century architecture including Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne properties surrounding Lower Courthouse Park. Across the river lies the Old Fourth Ward, one of Janesville's earliest residential settlements featuring dense blocks of modest vernacular cottages.
Beyond these historic central districts, residents look toward newer residential subdivisions and suburban-style pockets on the city's outskirts that offer larger yards and quiet streets.
Getting around+Commuting within Janesville is straightforward, with local drivers averaging a trip time of roughly 16 to 17 minutes. Interstate 90 runs directly along the eastern edge of town, functioning as the primary regional corridor for travel north toward Madison or south into northern Illinois. Shift workers commuting to local healthcare hubs like Mercyhealth Hospital typically experience minimal cross-town traffic congestion and easy surface parking compared to larger Wisconsin metros.
Commuting within Janesville is straightforward, with local drivers averaging a trip time of roughly 16 to 17 minutes. Interstate 90 runs directly along the eastern edge of town, functioning as the primary regional corridor for travel north toward Madison or south into northern Illinois.
Shift workers commuting to local healthcare hubs like Mercyhealth Hospital typically experience minimal cross-town traffic congestion and easy surface parking compared to larger Wisconsin metros.
Outdoors+True to its nickname as 'Wisconsin's Park Place,' Janesville features over 2,500 acres of parkland and more than 60 municipal parks. Key highlights include the 20-acre Rotary Botanical Gardens, watersports and paddling on the Rock River through Drift Away Paddle Co, and walking or biking along segments of the statewide Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Riverside Park and Palmer Park—home to the large Camden Playground—provide expansive grounds for trail recreation, picnics, and seasonal community sports.
True to its nickname as 'Wisconsin's Park Place,' Janesville features over 2,500 acres of parkland and more than 60 municipal parks. Key highlights include the 20-acre Rotary Botanical Gardens, watersports and paddling on the Rock River through Drift Away Paddle Co, and walking or biking along segments of the statewide Ice Age National Scenic Trail.
Riverside Park and Palmer Park—home to the large Camden Playground—provide expansive grounds for trail recreation, picnics, and seasonal community sports.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Janesville
Known as 'Wisconsin's Park Place,' Janesville stands out for embedding over 2,500 acres of parkland and scenic Rock River shorelines into everyday Midwestern life. For relocating nurses, the city pairs an easy 16-to-17-minute average commute and direct Interstate 90 access with distinct living environments—from the historic Italianate and Queen Anne homes of Courthouse Hill to expansive outer residential subdivisions. Off-shift hours can be spent strolling through the Rotary Botanical Gardens, biking sections of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, or enjoying dinner downtown at Lark and drinks at Genisa Wine Bar. Summer brings community energy through Tuesday night concerts at Lower Courthouse Park's Marvin Roth Community Pavilion and river shows by the Aqua Jays Water Ski Team. While Janesville lacks the dense nightlife of nearby Madison and locals advise researching specific streets near Mercy Hospital and the Old Fourth Ward, it offers healthcare workers a comfortable, family-friendly pace with minimal transit friction.
