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Professional Development Nurse (Nurse Educator) | Iowa

Gundersen Health System
Decorah, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/6/2026
Love medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking an RN, Professional Development Nurse (Nurse Educator) to work with Ambulatory Care Departments supporting our Iowa clinic sites (home base Decorah, IA).

This is your opportunity to work in a highly adaptable and mission-driven organization while doing the work you love in the beautiful Coulee region.

What You Will Do

  • 1.0 FTE, salaried role
  • Home base of Decorah with monthly travel to Postville, Lansing, Calmar, and Waukon; occasional travel to West Union, Fayette, Onalaska, and LaCrosse (fleet car available for travel).
  • On-site orientation required in LaCrosse or Onalaska for approximately 1 month.
  • Evaluate nursing practice, assess practice gaps, identify learning needs, participate in process improvement projects and initiatives both within area of responsibility and at the system level
  • Facilitates professional role development and growth of nurses and other healthcare personnel along the continuum from novice to expert.
  • Function as a change agent, mentor, facilitator of learning, leader, champion for scientific inquiry, partner for practice transitions, and advocate for the nursing professional development (NPD) specialty


What You Need

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required
  • Master’s degree in Nursing required within 5 years
  • 3-4 years of RN experience or equivalent required; ambulatory care RN experience preferred
  • RN licensure to practice in the state of Wisconsin upon hire


What You Will Get

  • Gundersen's generous compensation and benefit package, including our top-rated retirement plan
  • Growth opportunities and access to Gundersen's Career Development Center to help you navigate your career


Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest’s most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.

If 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

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