Registered Nurse (RN) - Community Living Center (CLC)
Veterans Health Administration
Tomah, Wisconsin
Health system employer
- Eligibility
- GeriatricRehabilitationLong-Term Care
- Unit
- Rehab
Posted Jun 23
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Top of WI staff pay
WI staff postings that state pay run $32/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $50/hr, across 369 postings.
About this role
The Registered Nurse (RN) at Community Living Center (CLC) provides care to Veterans who have complex healthcare needs. This includes a focus on rehabilitation, long-term care, and maintaining quality of life.
Sourced from Veterans Health Administration’s careers page.
Place
- City
- Tomah, Wisconsin
- Median rent
- $903/mo
- Local household income
- $51,274/yr
- State price level
- 6% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Wisconsin index 94.1, where 100 is the national average.
Tomah sits at the crossroads of I-90 and I-94 in west-central Wisconsin, offering small-town Midwestern ease with easy highway access to La Crosse and Wisconsin Dells. Known as the 'Gateway to Cranberry Country,' it pairs rural calm with practical convenience for nurses seeking a slower pace.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Nationally the VA describes itself as the largest U.S. nurse employer, with more than 120,000 RNs, APNs, LPNs, and nursing assistants. The VA has said it is on pace to reduce staff by nearly 30,000 by the end of FY2025…
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?