Nurse Intern - Med Surg (12 hours per week) #4463
Reedsburg, Wisconsin
You'll be a nursing student working under the direct and present supervision of an RN. Reedsburg Area Medical Center is a community hospital.
Posted Sep 15 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour shifts · Day (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM) and night (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) shifts 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM 7:00 PM - 7:00 AMAbout 12 hours a week, varying with department needs.
- Unit and setting
- Med Surg · Hospital Our Med Surg Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team!
- License
- RN license
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- Certification
- BLS certification BLS Certification required.
- Also asks
- High school diploma or equivalent High school graduate or equivalent.
- Also asks
- In 4th semester of a 2-year ADN or 4th year of a 4-year BSN
- Also asks
- Completion of basic clinical skills required by your nursing program Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program.
Preferred
- Certification
- Active CNA certification Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
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 →
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Details
- Nursing graduates awaiting a licensure re-take may hold this role, then become Nurse Technicians. The role may also include a nursing graduate who has not yet passed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take, at which time they will be identified as a Nurse Technician.
- Details
- Frequent standing, walking and sitting Frequently stand, walk, and sit.
- Details
- Occasional lifts up to 50 lb when transferring and positioning patients Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients
The workplace
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Our Med Surg Department is looking for a Nurse Intern to join their team!
This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience while continuing your nursing education and working alongside our experienced RNs.
Schedule
Approximately 12 hours per week, with hours varying based on department needs.
Shifts
- 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
About the Nurse Intern Role
The Nurse Intern (NI) is a nursing student who is currently enrolled in a nursing program leading to Registered Nurse (RN) licensure. The role may also include a nursing graduate who has not yet passed the licensure exam and is awaiting a re-take, at which time they will be identified as a Nurse Technician.
Nurse Interns always work under the direct and present supervision of a Registered Nurse , providing an excellent opportunity to build clinical skills, confidence, and experience in a hospital setting.
Education and Training Required
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Active certification as a nursing assistant (CNA) preferred.
- The student nurse will be in their fourth (4th) semester of a two year Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) program or in the fourth (4th) year of a four year Bachelors Degree of Nursing (BSN) program.
- Completion of basic clinical skills as required by their current nursing program.
- Graduate nurses who receive notification of failure of State Boards shall practice under the position description (NT).
- BLS Certification required.
Physical Demands
- Frequently stand, walk, and sit.
- Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds while transferring and positioning patients and maneuvering equipment while using gait belts and transfer devices.
- Occasionally push and pull up to 25 pounds for transporting patients and moving equipment.
- Occasionally bend to the floor, squat, kneel, crouch and reach overhead to assist with patient care or retrieve equipment or supplies.
- Occasionally handle objects, smell, feel control knobs, switches and levers.
- Frequently carry objects weighing 10 pounds or less.
- Occasionally carry objects weighing 11 – 15 pounds.
What's around it?
Reedsburg, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 6% below the US average
- Median rent
- $977/mo
- Household income
- $75,028/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
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