Wisconsin staff median is $89k/yrWisconsin staff postings that state pay run $58k/yr to $111k/yr, the middle half $77k/yr to $105k/yr, across 1,326 postings. This posting's $81k/yr to $155k/yr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
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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.
Neighborhoods+Residential areas in Tomah cluster close to the downtown core and expand into quiet, established pockets. Popular residential enclaves highlighted by locals include Clifton and Superior, known for its sidewalk-lined streets and peaceful, dog-friendly environment, and Superior Avenue, which offers easy access to neighborhood green spaces and the local farmers market. Flatter Avenue and Jacob Roberts provide traditional, close-knit neighborhood settings near local parks and schools, while Stone Ridge features more distinct architectural styles, landscaped yards, and quiet residential streets.
Residential areas in Tomah cluster close to the downtown core and expand into quiet, established pockets. Popular residential enclaves highlighted by locals include Clifton and Superior, known for its sidewalk-lined streets and peaceful, dog-friendly environment, and Superior Avenue, which offers easy access to neighborhood green spaces and the local farmers market.
Flatter Avenue and Jacob Roberts provide traditional, close-knit neighborhood settings near local parks and schools, while Stone Ridge features more distinct architectural styles, landscaped yards, and quiet residential streets.
Getting around+Tomah functions as a compact regional crossroads situated directly at the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 94, alongside Wisconsin State Highways 12, 16, 21, and 131. Across the city's under-eight-square-mile footprint, travel is quick and straightforward, with Census data reporting an average travel time to work of roughly 17 minutes and local sources noting typical drives under 15 minutes. Public transit options are extremely limited, so healthcare workers rely on personal vehicles, though parking at local facilities and around town is ample and free of metropolitan congestion.
Tomah functions as a compact regional crossroads situated directly at the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 94, alongside Wisconsin State Highways 12, 16, 21, and 131. Across the city's under-eight-square-mile footprint, travel is quick and straightforward, with Census data reporting an average travel time to work of roughly 17 minutes and local sources noting typical drives under 15 minutes. Public transit options are extremely limited, so healthcare workers rely on personal vehicles, though parking at local facilities and around town is ample and free of metropolitan congestion.
Outdoors+Outdoor recreation revolves around Lake Tomah, which offers kayaking, boating, shoreline fishing, and waterside picnic spots. Within town, Frank S. Andres Fireman's Park provides athletic fields, a skate park, and a free nine-hole disc golf course, while Winnebago Park and Butts Park supply ball fields and open green space. Glendale Ball Park accommodates community leagues, and through partnerships with the North American Squirrel Association (n.a.s.a.), the city actively maintains adaptive outdoor equipment and accessible facilities for people of all physical abilities.
Outdoor recreation revolves around Lake Tomah, which offers kayaking, boating, shoreline fishing, and waterside picnic spots. Within town, Frank S. Andres Fireman's Park provides athletic fields, a skate park, and a free nine-hole disc golf course, while Winnebago Park and Butts Park supply ball fields and open green space.
Glendale Ball Park accommodates community leagues, and through partnerships with the North American Squirrel Association (n.a.s.a.), the city actively maintains adaptive outdoor equipment and accessible facilities for people of all physical abilities.
Tomah distinguishes itself as a grounded, accessible hub in Monroe County, uniquely situated where Interstate 90 and Interstate 94 divide. Known as the 'Gateway to Cranberry Country' and shaped by its close proximity to Fort McCoy, this small city of roughly 9,500 residents delivers everyday practical convenience without urban congestion. For a relocating nurse, life here translates into effortless commutes—routinely under 15 minutes—with hassle-free hospital parking and straightforward highway links for weekend trips to La Crosse or Madison. Housing options range from charming pre-1980 Craftsman and bungalow homes in walkable areas like Clifton and Superior to flexible duplexes and newer outskirts builds. Off-shift hours can be spent paddling Lake Tomah, running trails at Winnebago Park, or taking in free shows during the Americana Music in the Park series and the legendary Budweiser Dairyland truck pulls. While cold winters require winter driving resilience and late-night nightlife is limited to neighborhood staples like JAC's Steakhouse and Taphouse Twenty, Tomah offers healthcare workers a stable, friendly, and low-stress home base.
