RN - Inpatient, Venous Access Team
Madison, Wisconsin
Join our Venous Access Team (VAT) as a highly specialized nursing professional who focuses on the assessment, insertion, and maintenance of Dobhoff tubes and venous access devices for all age groups, including difficult to start peripheral IVs, midline catheters, and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC). UW Health is an academic medical center.
Posted Jul 27
- Shift and hours
- 8- or 12-hour evening/night shifts · Monday - Friday with rotating weekends/holidays · staggered start times 7:00pm to 7:30am
- Unit and setting
- Venous Access Team (VAT) · Hospital all age groups
- License
- RN license Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact RequiredRN license issued by WI or a nurse licensure compact jurisdiction
- Term
- Permanent 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends/holidays.75% FTE
Do you qualify?
- License
- RN license issued by WI or a nurse licensure compact jurisdiction Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Required Check your license
- Certification
- current CPR/BLS Current CPR/BLS Certification Required
- Experience
- six months nursing experience or Nurse Residency Program participant
Preferred
- Certification
- relevant certification Relevant Certification Preferred
- Education
- BSN Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred
- Experience
- relevant RN experience Relevant RN Experience Preferred
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Madison staff RN payMadison staff RN postings that state pay run $38/hr to $44/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $40/hr, across 251 postings.
- Night differential
- Evening and night shift differential Evening and night shift differential
- Weekend differential
- Weekend differential Weekend differential
- Extra pay
- evening and night shift differential
- Extra pay
- weekend differential
- Bonus
- referral bonus The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions
Benefits
- Benefitshealth and dental insuranceAn excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
- Benefitspaid time off
- Benefitsretirement plans
- Benefitstwo-week paid parental leave
- Benefitsadoption assistance
- Benefitsschedule and shift options for work-life balanceOptions for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.
More benefits (4)
- Benefitsemployee wellbeing resourcesAccess to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
- Benefitstuition benefits eligibilityTuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth as a nurse by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
- UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department resources
- Referral bonus opportunity
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assessment, insertion, and maintenance of Dobhoff tubes and venous access devices
- Day to day
- consultative services and education to nursing and medical staff Provide consultative services and education to nursing and medical staff as needed.
- Day to day
- development, maintenance and implementation of educational initiatives, policies, and procedures Participate in development, maintenance and implementation of educational initiatives, policies, and procedures.
- Hours stated
- 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends/holidays. Staggered start times between the hours of 7:00pm to 7:30am.
- Weekends
- rotating weekends 75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends/holidays.
- Holidays
- rotating holidays
- Details
- strong shared governance structure A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice.
- Details
- nursing excellence recognized through award programs A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs.
- Details
- Magnet-designated University Hospital University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility
- Travel
- covers University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital This position covers University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital located in Madison, WI.
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- acuity-based staffing ratios Acuity based staffing ratios for optimal safety.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, holiday, and call?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Original listing
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75% FTE, 8/12 hour evening/night shifts, Monday - Friday with rotating weekends/holidays. Staggered start times between the hours of 7:00pm to 7:30am. This position covers University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital located in Madison, WI.
Pay
Additional components of compensation may include: Evening and night
- shift differential
Weekend differential Be part of something remarkable! Join the #1 hospital in Wisconsin!
We are seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to
Join our Venous Access Team (VAT) as a highly specialized nursing professional who focuses on the assessment, insertion, and maintenance of Dobhoff tubes and venous access devices for all age groups, including difficult to start peripheral IVs, midline catheters, and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC). Provide consultative services and education to nursing and medical staff as needed. Participate in development, maintenance and implementation of educational initiatives, policies, and procedures.
Maintain a collaborative relationship with multiple disciplines and team members who excel at interpersonal communication, prioritizing, leadership, strategic planning, critical thinking, and decision-making.
At UW Health, you will have
An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance. Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
Acuity based staffing ratios for optimal safety. A strong shared governance structure which assures every nurse has a voice. A place where nursing excellence is recognized and celebrated in our inpatient and outpatient settings through several award programs.
Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth as a nurse by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement. The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) Preferred Work Experience
Inpatient Units and Venous Access Team (VAT)
Six (6) months nursing experience or current participant in UW Health’s Nurse Residency Program with successful completion of the Nurse Residency Orientation on unit/similar unit. Required Relevant RN Experience Preferred Licenses & Certifications Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of WI or holds a license issued by a jurisdiction that has adopted the nurse licensure compact Required Current CPR/BLS Certification Required Relevant Certification Preferred Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.
It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that’s ranked Wisconsin’s #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers. American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin—also a Magnet®-designated facility—provides specialized care in a healing environment designed especially for pediatric patients and their families.
American Family Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical center, with nationally recognized pediatric specialists in a wide range of fields. It is also home to our Level One Pediatric Trauma Center and Level IV NICU , which cares for the tiniest patients throughout Wisconsin and beyond. Job Description UW Hospital and Clinics benefits
What's around it?
Madison, WIFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,413/mo
- Household income
- $78,050/yr, all local households, not nurse pay