Advocate Aurora Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Float ED - Emergency Department for a nursing job in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Job Description Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 24 hours per week
• Shift: nights
• Employment Type: Staff

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $10,000
Student Loan Forgiveness up to $20,000
Tuition Assistance up to $7,200
RN Referral Bonus: $5,000 (Advocate Aurora Teammates)
Military/Veteran Friendly Employer

Aurora Healths Wisconsin Float Pool is seeking experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurses to join our Weekend Program Float Team!

If youre looking for variety, flexibility, and the opportunity to grow your skills across multiple sites-this is the role for you.

Why Join the WI Float Pool?

• Travel Nursing Without the Travel
  Float within the Aurora Health Care system to multiple sites-either day-to-day or in 6-week rotations. Enjoy variety in your workday while building relationships and expanding your clinical expertise.

• Never a Dull Day
  Say goodbye to routine! Each shift brings new environments, teams, and challenges-keeping your work dynamic and engaging.

• Career-Boosting Experience
  Float nurses gain broad exposure across departments and facilities, showcasing adaptability, resilience, and a commitment to excellence.

• Competitive Compensation
  Includes base rate, float differential, shift and weekend differentials, plus mileage reimbursement for split-site shifts.

• Flexible Scheduling Benefits
  Enjoy self-scheduling, no on-call requirements, and only two holidays per year-along with a comprehensive benefits package.

What Youll Do

As a Float Pool RN, you will:

• Deliver high-quality, compassionate care to diverse patient populations across multiple acute care settings.
• Adapt quickly to new teams and environments, collaborating effectively with staff at each site.
• Coordinate comprehensive patient care using the nursing process in accordance with established standards and protocols.
• Champion patient safety and experience in every interaction.
• Maintain qualifications and competencies to work across all acute care facilities within the designated market.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum of 2 years Emergency Department RN experience required.
• Licensure: Current RN license in the state of Wisconsin (or compact license).

Join a team that values flexibility, continuous learning, and exceptional care. Let Aurora Health be the next step in your professional journey!

Major Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
• Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patients condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.
• Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.
• Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.
• Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.
• Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.
• Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.
• Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.
• Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the departments policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Education Required:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge, Skills Abilities Required:

• Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.
• Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.
• Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.
• Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.
• Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.
• Certification Addendum
• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to:
• lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
• lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
• carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
• Must be able to:
• push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
• perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
• Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines.
• May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
• Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Advocate Aurora Health Job ID #R156825. Posted job title: Registered Nurse Emergency Room (RN) - Weekend Program WI Float Pool

About Advocate Aurora Health

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Referral bonus