Registered Nurse (RN)-ICU
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Advocate Aurora Health is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
- Eligibility
- Critical Care
Posted Jul 22 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Critical Care Unit · 12 beds · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseRegistered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
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 residencies →4–6 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 jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around 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
- Against similar roles
- In range for Wisconsin ICU rolesWisconsin ICU postings that state pay run $39/hr to $69/hr, the middle half $48/hr to $59/hr, across 36 postings.
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Our 12-bed Critical Care Unit cares for the highest-acuity patients across all specialties—including neuro, cardiac, medical, and surgical cases—with capabilities for CVVH and IABP support.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:1–1:12 stated in this posting
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. New grads welcomed · reported. See this posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
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Our 12-bed Critical Care Unit cares for the highest-acuity patients across all specialties—including neuro, cardiac, medical, and surgical cases—with capabilities for CVVH and IABP support. The unit typically has 11–12 patients per day with an average stay of about three days, and offers supportive nurse-to-patient ratios: 2:1 in the ICU (with some 1:1), 3:1 for stepdown, and 4:1 for telemetry, plus a 12:1 NA ratio. Nurses work closely with intensivists, specialty providers, and 24/7 virtual critical care support.
We seek organized, team-oriented nurses with strong critical-thinking skills who want to care for high-acuity patients and respond effectively to rapidly changing conditions; prior ICU or nursing experience is helpful but not required. As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.
What's around it?
Kenosha, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,186/mo
- Household income
- $71,239/yr, all local households, not nurse pay