RN - Heart / Vascular IMC
Practice on a 15-bed step down unit that services vascular, cardiac surgery, and cardiology adult patient populations with both intermediate and general levels of care with common interventions including chest tubes, feeding tubes, PCAs, insulin drips, vasoactive drips, heparin drips, and multiple drains. UW Health is an academic medical center.
- Shift and hours
- 8/12-hour shifts · rotating day and night shifts 8/12-hour rotating day/night shift primarily to be 7:00 am - 7:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 7:30 am 8/12-hour rotating day/night shift
- Unit and setting
- 15-bed step down unit · Hospital services vascular, cardiac surgery, and cardiology adult patient populationsvascular, cardiac surgery, and cardiology adults
- License
- RN license Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Upon Hire RequiredRN license issued by WI
- Term
- Permanent 90% FTE, 8/12-hour rotating day/night shift90% FTE
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed, residency program
- License
- RN license issued by WI Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Upon Hire Required Check your license
- License
- RN license from a nurse licensure compact jurisdiction Check your license
- Certification
- current CPR/BLS upon hire Current CPR/BLS Certification Upon Hire Required
- Experience
- 6 months nursing experience or Nurse Residency Program participant
Preferred
- Certification
- relevant certification Relevant certification Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
- Also asks
- relevant RN experience Relevant RN Experience Preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Madison staff RN payMadison staff RN postings that state pay run $38/hr to $44/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $40/hr, across 251 postings.
- Pay differential
- Additional components of compensation include impressive shift differentials - $4/hour evening, $5/hour night and $4.25/hour weekender differential as applicable for hours worked. Additional components of compensation include impressive shift differentials - $4/hour evening, $5/hour night and $4.25/hour weekender differential as applicable for hours worked.
- Extra pay
- $4/hr evening, $5/hr night, $4.25/hr weekend $4/hour evening, $5/hour night and $4.25/hour weekender differential as applicable for hours worked.as applicable for hours worked
- Bonus
- referral bonus The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions
- Eligibility
- full-time benefits for part-time work Full time benefits for part time work (for positions 60% FTE and higher).for positions 60% FTE and higher
Benefits
- Benefitshealth insurancehealth and dental insurance
- Benefitsdental insurance
- Benefitspaid time offpaid time off
- Benefitsretirement plansretirement plans
- Benefitstwo-week paid parental leavetwo-week paid parental leave
- Benefitsadoption assistanceadoption assistance
More benefits (6)
- BenefitsEmployee Wellbeing Department resources for emotional, financial and physical well-beingAccess to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
- Benefitstuition benefits eligibility from day oneTuition benefits eligibility on day one of employment
- Health and dental insurance
- Full-time benefits for part-time work (60% FTE and higher)
- UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department resources
- Tuition benefits eligibility on day one of employment
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- care for patients with common interventions including chest tubes, feeding tubes, PCAs, insulin drips, vasoactive drips, heparin drips, and multiple drains with common interventions including chest tubes, feeding tubes, PCAs, insulin drips, vasoactive drips, heparin drips, and multiple drains
- Patients
- aneurysm repairs, carotid endarterectomies, limb saving lytic therapies, lower extremity bypasses and amputations
- Day to day
- participate in shared governance with a unit-based council Participate in shared governance, with a unit-based council to help support and drive quality improvement initiatives and lead practice change.
- Unit size
- 15-bed step down unit Practice on a 15-bed step down unit
- Hours stated
- 90% FTE, 8/12-hour rotating day/night shift primarily to be 7:00 am - 7:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 7:30 am with a two in six weekend rotation. Holiday rotation required.
- Weekends
- two in six weekend rotation with a two in six weekend rotation
- Holidays
- holiday rotation required Holiday rotation required.
- Details
- daily care team visits with the entire team including daily care team visits with the entire team
- Details
- strong shared governance structure where every nurse has a voice A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- acuity-based staffing ratios Acuity based staffing ratios for optimal safety.
- Orientation
- Residency program
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours and call?
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Work Schedule
90% FTE, 8/12-hour rotating day/night shift primarily to be 7:00 am - 7:30 pm and 7:00 pm - 7:30 am with a two in six weekend rotation. Holiday rotation required. You will work at University Hospital in Madison, WI.
Pay
Additional components of compensation include impressive
- shift differentials - $4/hour evening, $5/hour night and $4.25/hour weekender differential as applicable for hours worked.
Be part of something remarkable and join the #1 hospital in Wisconsin!
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to
Practice on a 15-bed step down unit that services vascular, cardiac surgery, and cardiology adult patient populations with both intermediate and general levels of care with common interventions including chest tubes, feeding tubes, PCAs, insulin drips, vasoactive drips, heparin drips, and multiple drains. Advance your nursing skills at a level 1 trauma center by caring for patients having abdominal and thoracic aneurysm repairs (both open and endovascular), carotid endarterectomies, limb saving lytic therapies, lower extremity bypasses and amputations. Participate in shared governance, with a unit-based council to help support and drive quality improvement initiatives and lead practice change.
Work in a supportive environment that is patient-and-family focused including daily care team visits with the entire team. Utilize evidence-based practice and become part of a team who encourages and helps one another succeed in the progressive care setting .
At UW Health, you will have
An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Full time benefits for part time work (for positions 60% FTE and higher). Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
Acuity based staffing ratios for optimal safety. A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice. The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.
Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs. Tuition benefits eligibility on day one of employment - UW Health invests in your professional growth as a nurse by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred Work Experience Six (6) months nursing experience or current participant in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on unit/similar unit. Required Relevant RN Experience Preferred Licenses & Certifications Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Upon Hire Required Current CPR/BLS Certification Upon Hire Required ACLS within 6 months Required Relevant certification Preferred Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.
Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans. University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.
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What's around it?
Madison, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,413/mo
- Household income
- $78,050/yr, all local households, not nurse pay