Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-time Days

Select Medical

SSH-West Allis

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Eligibility: Sign-on bonus

Posted Sep 15

Shift and hours: Days · 12-⁠hour (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM) Schedule: Full-time Days - 7:00 AM- 7:00 PM
Unit and setting: Tele · Ltach chronic, critically ill post-ICU patients requiring extended healing and recovery
License: RN licensevalid State Registered Nurse (RN) license
Term: Permanent Schedule: Full-time Days - 7:00 AM- 7:00 PMFull-time

Do you qualify?

License: valid State Registered Nurse (RN) license Valid State Registered Nurse (RN) License
Certification: BLS at hire BLS is required at hire.
Certification: ACLS within 6 months of hireAfter hire · within 6 months of hire ACLS is required within 6 months of hire

Preferred

Experience: clinical experience Clinical experience

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Milwaukee staff RN payMilwaukee staff RN postings that state pay run $36/hr to $43/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $38/hr, across 43 postings.
Sign-on bonus: $15,000
Tuition assistance: Offered
Loan repayment: Offered
Bonus: $15,000 sign-on bonus Sign-on bonus: $15,000

Benefits

Benefitsextensive and thorough Registered Nurse (RN) orientation programStart Strong: Extensive and thorough Registered Nurse (RN) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
Benefits100% company-paid BSN scholarship, tuition reimbursement, and continuing educationAdvance Your Career:100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
Benefitsclinical ladder program and certifications such as PCCN and CCRNElevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN.
Benefitsstudent debt benefit programEase the Burden: Student Debt benefit program.
Benefitsgenerous PTO for full-time team membersRecharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Benefitscomprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plans for full-time team membersYour Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members

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Benefitscompany-matching 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability protection for full-time team membersInvest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
100% company-paid scholarship (BSN)
tuition reimbursement
continuing education
Generous PTO
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan
life and disability protection

The role and schedule

Day to day: receive admissions and/or transfers to the unit Receive admissions and/or transfers to the unit
Day to day: initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment
Day to day: timely and accurate documentation using appropriate systems Timely and accurate documentation using appropriate systems
Day to day: interpret assessment and diagnostic data including labs and telemetry Interpret assessment/diagnostic data including labs and telemetry
Day to day: transcribe and process medical orders accurately Ensure medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately
Day to day: competence in rapid response and code events Competence in Rapid Response and code events
Day to day: instruct and counsel patients and families Instruct and counsel patients/families
Hours stated: 7:00 AM- 7:00 PM

The workplace

Select Medical

Specialty Hospital

Select Medical is a healthcare organization co-founded in 1996 by Rocco A. Ortenzio and Robert A. Ortenzio. The company operates critical illness recovery hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities across multiple states. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Select Medical operates Milwaukee - St…

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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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Position: Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Schedule

Full-time Days - 7:00 AM- 7:00 PM

Compensation

$41.00-55.18 per hour

Sign-on bonus: $15,000

SSH-West Allis is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives - and Registered Nurses (RNs) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

At our company, we support your career growth and personal well-being.

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Registered Nurse (RN) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting. Advance Your Career:100% company-paid scholarship (BSN), tuition reimbursement, and continuing education. Elevate Your

Skills

Clinical ladder program and certifications such as PCCN and CCRN. Ease the Burden: Student Debt benefit program. Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care Receive admissions and/or transfers to the unit Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment Timely and accurate documentation using appropriate systems Interpret assessment/diagnostic data including labs and telemetry Ensure medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately Competence in Rapid Response and code events Instruct and counsel patients/families Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Valid State Registered Nurse (RN) License BLS is required at hire. ACLS is required within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications

Clinical experience

What's around it?

In Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,059/mo
Household income: $54,234/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Milwaukee, WI

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and many healthcare workers cluster on the East Side along Brady Street and on the Lower East Side—walkable vintage apartments near UW-Milwaukee and downtown medical employers, with 1-bedrooms commonly cited around $1,175–$1,647—and in Bay View along Kinnickinnic Avenue (KK), a bungalow-and-cottage neighborhood with South Shore Park and similar renter-guide rents. Historic Third Ward is the premium loft district (1-bedrooms about $2,250–$2,650) in converted 19th-century warehouses a short walk from downtown offices; Walker's Point mixes restored homes, South 2nd Street restaurants, and the Fifth Ward. Riverwest and Brewer's Hill trade prestige for character and lower rent; Shorewood and Wauwatosa are the quieter inner-suburb picks when schools matter. Sherman Park and Harambee are the lowest-rent options, while West Allis and the South Side offer neighborhood feel just outside the core.

Young professionals and many healthcare workers cluster on the East Side along Brady Street and on the Lower East Side—walkable vintage apartments near UW-Milwaukee and downtown medical employers, with 1-bedrooms commonly cited around $1,175–$1,647—and in Bay View along Kinnickinnic Avenue (KK), a bungalow-and-cottage neighborhood with South Shore Park and similar renter-guide rents. Historic Third Ward is the premium loft district (1-bedrooms about $2,250–$2,650) in converted 19th-century warehouses a short walk from downtown offices; Walker's Point mixes restored homes, South 2nd Street restaurants, and the Fifth Ward.

Riverwest and Brewer's Hill trade prestige for character and lower rent; Shorewood and Wauwatosa are the quieter inner-suburb picks when schools matter. Sherman Park and Harambee are the lowest-rent options, while West Allis and the South Side offer neighborhood feel just outside the core.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: rentenigma.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: houzeo.com Source 5: unitedvanlines.com

Getting aroundCitywide average commute is about 22 minutes, with generally lighter traffic than larger metros, though congestion, potholes, and rough pavement on Interstate 94 and Highway 41 are recurring complaints. East Side and Lower East Side residents use frequent buses, I-43 and I-794, and the Oak Leaf Trail; Bay View reaches downtown via I-94 and Lake Parkway; the Third Ward is walkable to downtown offices with I-794. Street parking on the East Side is competitive on evenings and weekends, the Transit Score is 49/100, and many people still drive. Aurora Health Care is named as a major employer and East Side/Lower East Side listings emphasize proximity to healthcare centers, but sources do not detail hospital-campus parking or shuttles.

Citywide average commute is about 22 minutes, with generally lighter traffic than larger metros, though congestion, potholes, and rough pavement on Interstate 94 and Highway 41 are recurring complaints. East Side and Lower East Side residents use frequent buses, I-43 and I-794, and the Oak Leaf Trail; Bay View reaches downtown via I-94 and Lake Parkway; the Third Ward is walkable to downtown offices with I-794. Street parking on the East Side is competitive on evenings and weekends, the Transit Score is 49/100, and many people still drive.

Aurora Health Care is named as a major employer and East Side/Lower East Side listings emphasize proximity to healthcare centers, but sources do not detail hospital-campus parking or shuttles.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: rentenigma.com Source 2: houzeo.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: redfin.com

OutdoorsLake Michigan is the defining outdoor asset: Bradford Beach for swimming, sunbathing, volleyball, and custard walks; South Shore Park in Bay View; and East Side beaches minutes on foot or bike. Humboldt Park covers 73 acres with trails, community events, and a winter ice rink; the Oak Leaf Trail, Milwaukee RiverWalk, Veterans Park, and Menomonee Valley trails handle everyday walking and biking. Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has miles of forest, wetland, prairie, and lakefront trails plus an observation tower; Lynden Sculpture Garden spreads more than 50 sculptures across 40 acres. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (the Domes) and Pulaski Park sledding fill indoor and winter gaps.

Lake Michigan is the defining outdoor asset: Bradford Beach for swimming, sunbathing, volleyball, and custard walks; South Shore Park in Bay View; and East Side beaches minutes on foot or bike. Humboldt Park covers 73 acres with trails, community events, and a winter ice rink; the Oak Leaf Trail, Milwaukee RiverWalk, Veterans Park, and Menomonee Valley trails handle everyday walking and biking.

Schlitz Audubon Nature Center has miles of forest, wetland, prairie, and lakefront trails plus an observation tower; Lynden Sculpture Garden spreads more than 50 sculptures across 40 acres. Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (the Domes) and Pulaski Park sledding fill indoor and winter gaps.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: rentenigma.com Source 2: houzeo.com Source 3: visitmilwaukee.org Source 4: travelwisconsin.com Source 5: discoverthenorthshoremke.com Source 6: unitedvanlines.com Source 7: redfin.com

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Living in Milwaukee

Milwaukee is a lakefront, neighborhood-first city whose housing dollar goes further than Chicago or the coasts—2026 citywide rents sit about 33 percent below the national average—and daily life is organized around named streets more than freeways. Relocating nurses and other young professionals typically land on the East Side (Brady Street, buses and bikes toward UW-Milwaukee and nearby healthcare employers), Bay View (Kinnickinnic Avenue, South Shore Park, brick bungalows), or Walker's Point; Historic Third Ward lofts are the premium, downtown-walkable option. Plan on a roughly 22-minute average commute, scarce East Side street parking, and potholes on I-94. Summer means Summerfest, German Fest, Bradford Beach, and RiverWalk beers; winter is real—January around 14°F, about 45 inches of snow a year—but plows hit major roads early. Food is a genuine strength (Milwaukee Public Market, Goodkind, Bartolotta restaurants, KK taverns). Honest tradeoffs: some of Wisconsin's highest property taxes, crime that varies sharply by block, and aging industrial roads. Pick Shorewood or Wauwatosa if schools and quiet outrank nightlife.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: rentenigma.com Source 2: houzeo.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: unitedvanlines.com Source 5: redfin.com Source 6: visitmilwaukee.org Source 7: reddit.com

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