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Advocate Aurora Health

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.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 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
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. 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 ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

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?

In Kenosha, WI

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

See Kenosha, WI

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