Registered Nurse (RN) - Full-Time/Part-Time 2nd Shift
Wausau, Wisconsin
Wausau Manor Health Services is long-term care.
- Eligibility
- Skilled NursingRehabilitationElder Care
- Shift and hours
- Evenings
- Unit and setting
- Skilled Nursing
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
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
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- Health insurance for full-time employees
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) Program
- 6 paid holidays plus one floating holiday for full-time staff
- Company paid life insurance for full-time staff
More benefits (5)
- Voluntary life and disability insurance for full-time staff
- Paid Time Off
- On-demand pay app (Rain Pay App)
- 401k/Retirement
- PTO
The workplace
You would step into a 68-bed skilled nursing and short-term rehab center on Westhill Drive in Wausau, part of North Shore Healthcare’s network of about 70 centers across the Upper Midwest. The campus sits in the local medical hub near…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
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Under the supervision of the Unit Manager/ADON/DON, the RN assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of residents/patients for a shift of duty. Nursing care is provided through assessment, implementations, and evaluation of the plan of care. The RN adheres to the standards of care for the area, manages the environment to maintain resident/patient safety, and supervises the resident/patient care activity performance by nursing assistants and helpers. Follows all North Shore's policies and procedures. Performs duties as defined by the State Nurse Practice Act. Follows where applicable JCAHO standards.
What's around it?
Wausau, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo
- Household income
- $64,389/yr, all local households, not nurse pay