RN, Registered Nurse | Inpatient Rehabilitation
Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our 20-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in the beautiful Coulee Region of Wisconsin.
Posted Oct 7 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 8-hour day and PM shifts · rotating day and PM shifts Rotating 8-hour day (6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and PM (2:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) shifts32 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- 20-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit · Rehab Provide Love + Medicine to patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, debility, and other complex medical conditions.
- License
- RN licenseCurrent RN licensure in Wisconsin upon hire
- Term
- Permanent 0.8 FTE | 64 hours every two weeks0.8 FTE
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed New graduate and experienced RNs are encouraged to apply
- License
- Current RN licensure in Wisconsin upon hire Check your license
- Certification
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers
- Education
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required
Preferred
- Education
- BSN BSN preferred
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
- Pay differential
- Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Extra pay
- shift, weekend, and holiday differentials
- Pay reviews
- additional compensation for experience Starting pay of $38.96/hour , plus additional compensation for experience
Benefits
- Benefitscompetitive retirement and healthcare benefitsCompetitive retirement and healthcare benefits
- BenefitsCareer Development Center and Tuition Investment ProgramCareer growth opportunities through our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
- Career growth opportunities through Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program
- Opportunities to influence nursing practice through Nursing Shared Governance Councils
The role and schedule
- Patients
- stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, debility, and other complex medical conditions Provide Love + Medicine to patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, debility, and other complex medical conditions.
- Day to day
- Provide Love + Medicine to patients recovering from complex conditions
- Day to day
- Teach patients and families skills, strategies and self-care for recovery and independence after discharge Teach patients and families the skills, strategies, and self-care techniques needed to support recovery and maximize independence after discharge.
- Day to day
- Develop meaningful relationships with patients and families Develop meaningful relationships with patients and families as you support them throughout their rehabilitation journey.
- Day to day
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary rehabilitation team
- Day to day
- Support patients toward improved mobility, function, confidence, and quality of life Support patients as they work toward improved mobility, function, confidence, and quality of life.
- Unit size
- 20 beds join our 20-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
- Weekends
- every other weekend Every other weekend
- Hours
- 64 hours every two weeks 0.8 FTE | 64 hours every two weeks
- Holidays
- three holidays per year Three holidays per year
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for 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?
Your fit
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32 Registered Nurse | Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our 20-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in the beautiful Coulee Region of Wisconsin. This is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and families while helping individuals recover, regain independence, and achieve their highest level of function.
What You Will Work
- 0.8 FTE | 64 hours every two weeks
- Rotating 8-hour day (6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and PM (2:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) shifts
- Every other weekend
- Three holidays per year
- Questions? Self-schedule a time to chat with a Nurse Recruiter
What You Will Do
Provide Love + Medicine to patients recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, debility, and other complex medical conditions. Teach patients and families the skills, strategies, and self-care techniques needed to support recovery and maximize independence after discharge. Develop meaningful relationships with patients and families as you support them throughout their rehabilitation journey.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team that includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, CNAs, and fellow RNs to help patients achieve their rehabilitation goals. Support patients as they work toward improved mobility, function, confidence, and quality of life.
What You Will Get
Starting pay of $38.96/hour , plus additional compensation for experience Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials Career growth opportunities through our Career Development Center and Tuition Investment Program Competitive retirement and healthcare benefits Opportunities to influence nursing practice through Nursing Shared Governance Councils Daily support from your Clinical Manager, Professional Development Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader A collaborative and supportive team environment where new graduate and experienced nurses thrive The opportunity to build lasting patient relationships and see the direct impact of your care throughout the recovery process Exposure to a diverse rehabilitation population that strengthens patient education, care coordination, critical thinking, and clinical assessment skills
What You Need
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; BSN preferred Current RN licensure in Wisconsin upon hire Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers New graduate and experienced RNs are encouraged to apply Why Join Emplify Health by Gundersen? We're not just filling positions, we're building careers. At Emplify Health, we care for our teams while they care for their communities.
Whether you are just starting out or looking for a change, Emplify Health supports you now and into the future. Join us and find out how a little empathy changes everything. Join our mission to inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating while making a meaningful difference as a Registered Nurse on our Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, we serve communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.
Equal Opportunity Employer I f you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.
Equal Opportunity Employer
What's around it?
La Crosse, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 8% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,010/mo
- Household income
- $55,866/yr, all local households, not nurse pay