Job Opportunity – Registered Nurse, Trauma and Life Support ICU – Wisconsin
Start Date: October 12, 2026
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Compensation: Details provided to qualified applicants
Schedule: 12-hour evening/night shifts between 1900-0730 with weekend and holiday rotation. Patient ratio 2:1 across all shifts.
Highlights:
- Work in a prestigious Magnet-designated facility ranked #1 in Wisconsin and recognized as one of the nation's leading academic medical centers
- Join a 24-bed ICU caring for critically ill medical, surgical, and trauma patients at a Level One Trauma Center
- 2024 American Association of Critical Care Nurses Gold Level Beacon Award recipient – the highest honor a critical care unit can achieve
- Gain expertise in advanced life support therapies including ECMO, continuous dialysis, and cutting-edge evidence-based treatments
- Epic charting system with comprehensive interdisciplinary support including respiratory services, pharmacy, physical therapy, and more
- Care for diverse patient diagnoses including ARDS, ECMO, post-code care, sepsis, GI bleeds, post-op management, liver transplant, vascular surgery, and trauma
Requirements:
- Wisconsin RN or Compact RN license required
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required (Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, and Trauma ICU experience required)
- At least 2 years of acute care experience within the last 3 years in the specialty
- Epic charting system experience required
- BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA only)
- Must pass telemetry exam prior to start with strict passing criteria including 100% identification of lethal rhythms and 80% overall passing score
- Level I Trauma experience required
- Flu vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions only)
- Must reside 50 miles or more from the facility
- Floating to other units as needed
Why It's a Great Opportunity:
This is a rare opportunity to work in a Gold Level Beacon Award-winning ICU that exemplifies excellence in critical care nursing. Join a team of dedicated nurses using compassion and teamwork to provide life-saving care in a supportive, collaborative environment with cutting-edge technology and research opportunities. Be part of an emergency response team serving an entire academic medical center while advancing your expertise in the most advanced critical care therapies available.