Registered Nurse (RN) Surgery Center Pre/Post
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Posted Aug 21
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Pre/Post
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 36 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Wisconsin is $38/hr, across 352 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Registered Nurse (RN) – Surgery Center Pre/Post 0.9 FTE
Where You Will Work
Milwaukee, WI, United States Centrally located in the south side of Milwaukee
18 Pre/Post Unit. covering bay - 4 Operating rooms -
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Come work for a Surgery Center that is hospital based - higher pay rate than stand alone surgery centers
- call rotation to cover Ophthalmology emergent cases
Surgery Center services : ophthalmology, ortho, and plastics
We’re Looking For
Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
One year experience - and or procedural care
What You’ll Do
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.
Circulator role includes - time outs, positioning of patient, maintains sterile and safe environment, prepares the OR with necessary supplies, checks for inventory, and documents all aspects of the procedure
About This Location
Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a 938-bed, quaternary acute care community hospital that provides advanced health care expertise.
The organization offers leading edge oncology, cardiovascular and neurology therapies for primarily adult patients. Nursing professional governance is a particular organizational strength, with over 40 years of experience in clinical nurse shared decision making. Aurora St.
Luke’s has been recognized for Nursing Excellence by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program® since
2001, most recently celebrating our 6th consecutive designation in
February 2024.
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Requirements
- RN
Place
- City
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Rent against this pay
- 18% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $54,234/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
- Address
- 2900 W Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215, USA
$1,059 median rent against $5,928 a month at $38/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Milwaukee area index 96.9, where 100 is the national average.
Milwaukee sits on Lake Michigan's western shore, blending brewing heritage with a revitalized downtown and lively arts scene. The Historic Third Ward offers loft living, galleries, and the riverwalk. Summer festivals, brick breweries, and Midwestern affordability give out-of-state nurses a grounded city with real character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You’re weighing Advocate Aurora Health in the Chicago orbit—now part of Advocate Health after the Aurora and Atrium combination—where IL and WI hospitals still carry the day-to-day identity you will feel on shift. Sites range from community campuses like 132-bed…
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