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RN - Inpatient, Pediatric Float

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Madison, Wisconsin

Float across multiple departments within the American Family Children's Hospital to cover sick leaves, unit acuity changes and leave of absences. UW Health is an academic medical center.

Posted Jul 23

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Shift and hours
8- or 12-⁠hour shifts · evening and night shifts 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, including a weekend and holiday rotation required.
Unit and setting
Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Intermediate/Complex Care Unit, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric General Medical/Surgical · Hospital Provide care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents and families, coping with complex medical diagnosis and disease processes.neonates, infants, children, adolescents and families
License
RN license Minimum - 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.RN license in WI or a nurse licensure compact state
Term
Permanent 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, including a weekend and holiday rotation required.75% FTE

Do you qualify?

License
RN license in WI or a nurse licensure compact state Minimum - 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. Check your license
Certification
current CPR/BLS Current CPR/BLS Certification.
Certification
PALS within 12 months of hireAfter hire · within 12 months of hire PALS within 12 months of hire.
Experience
6 months nursing experience or current Nurse Residency Program participant
Also asks
successful completion of Nurse Residency Orientation on unit or similar unit

Preferred

Certification
relevant certification Preferred - Relevant Certification.
Education
BSN Preferred - Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Experience
relevant RN experience Preferred - Relevant RN Experience.

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
Shift Differentials: $4/hour evening and $5/hour night as applicable for hours worked. Shift Differentials: $4/hour evening and $5/hour night as applicable for hours worked.
Weekend differential
$4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked. Weekend Differential: $4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked.
Float differential
$4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked. Float Differential: $4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked.
Extra pay
$4/hour evening and $5/hour night shift differentialsas applicable for hours worked
Extra pay
$4.25/hour weekend differentialas applicable for hours worked
Extra pay
$4.25/hour float differentialas applicable for hours worked

Benefits

  • Benefitshealth and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave, adoption assistanceAn excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
  • BenefitsUW Health Employee Wellbeing Department resourcesAccess to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
  • Benefitsoptions for a variety of schedules and shiftsOptions for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
  • Benefitstuition benefits eligibilityTuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
  • health and dental insurance
  • paid time off
More benefits (7)
  • retirement plans
  • two-week paid parental leave
  • adoption assistance
  • UW Health Employee Wellbeing resources
  • shift differential
  • weekend differential
  • float differential

The role and schedule

Precepting
You would precept other nurses Serve as a mentor and role model with opportunities to orient nurses who are new to the Pediatric Float Pool and work with nursing students
Floating
float across departments to cover sick leave, acuity changes and leaves of absence Float across multiple departments within the American Family Children's Hospital to cover sick leaves, unit acuity changes and leave of absences.
Day to day
evaluate and assess patients, recognize and escalate complications, give advanced life support therapies
Day to day
partner with multidisciplinary teams and delegate tasks
Day to day
opportunity to join strategic planning, quality improvement and Shared Governance as well as have the opportunity to be involved in strategic planning efforts, quality improvement, and Shared Governance
Hours stated
75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, including a weekend and holiday rotation required. Hours vary based on the operational needs of the department.
Weekends
weekend rotation required 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, including a weekend and holiday rotation required.
Holidays
holiday rotation required
Details
hours vary with department operational needs Hours vary based on the operational needs of the department.
Details
strong shared governance structure A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice.
Details
Magnet-designated facility also a Magnet®-designated facility

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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Academic Medical Center
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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 and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Pediatrics Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.

Original listing

Posted on UW Health’s careers page.

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75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, including a weekend and holiday rotation required. Hours vary based on the operational needs of the department. You will be working at American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, WI. This position is eligible for a float differential in addition to shift and weekend differentials for hours worked.

Pay

Additional components of compensation may include

  • Shift Differentials: $4/hour evening and $5/hour night as applicable for hours worked.

Weekend Differential: $4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked. Float Differential: $4.25/hour as applicable for hours worked. Be part of something remarkable Join the nationally known American Family Children’s Hospital.

We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN)- Inpatient Pediatric Float Pool to: Float across multiple departments within the American Family Children's Hospital to cover sick leaves, unit acuity changes and leave of absences. Care for highly complex, critically ill pediatric patients in the following areas: Neonatal ICU, Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Intermediate/Complex Care Unit, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric General Medical/Surgical Provide care to neonates, infants, children, adolescents and families, coping with complex medical diagnosis and disease processes. Provide high-quality, evidence-based care utilizing critical thinking skills to evaluate and assess patients, recognize and escalate complications, and safely administer appropriate nursing interventions and advanced life support therapies while demonstrating a commitment to patient and family centered nursing care.

Partner with dynamic multidisciplinary teams of nurses, nursing assistants, coordinated care roles, therapists, advanced practice providers, medical teams, and more, honing interpersonal communication skills and effectively delegating tasks as necessary. Serve as a mentor and role model with opportunities to orient nurses who are new to the Pediatric Float Pool and work with nursing students, as well as have the opportunity to be involved in strategic planning efforts, quality improvement, and Shared Governance

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. 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. 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 - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.

Education

Preferred – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Work

Experience

Inpatient Units: 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 Preferred – Relevant RN Experience.

Licenses and Certifications

Minimum – 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. Current CPR/BLS Certification. PALS within 12 months of hire.

Preferred – Relevant Certification. Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through 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.

It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin—also a Magnet®-designated facility—provides specialized care in a healing environment designed especially for pediatric patients and their families. American Family Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical center, with nationally recognized pediatric specialists in a wide range of fields.

It is also home to our Level One Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU , which cares for the tiniest patients throughout Wisconsin and beyond. Job Description UW Hospital and Clinics benefits

What's around it?

In Madison, WI

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

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