What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN, Registered Nurse | Inpatient Behavioral Health position at gundersenhealth?
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: 30 Registered Nurse (RN) – Inpatient Behavioral Health 📍 Location: Main Campus, La Crosse, WI 👩⚕️ Department: Inpatient Behavioral Health (IBH) 🕒 Schedule: 60 hours per two weeks (0.75 FTE) | Rotating 12-hour Day/Night shifts (0630–1900 / 1830–0700) 📆 Every third weekend | Two holidays per year Why Join Us? Supportive Culture: Warm, family-like environment with long staff retention and strong nurse-to-patient ratios. Diverse Experience: Care for both adults and adolescents (ages 13 ) across multiple units. Growth Opportunities: Advance into roles like our Behavioral Response Team, Charge Nurse, and more. Innovation in Action: Be part of exciting changes including the recent launch of our Empath Unit. Meaningful Impact: Help patients in crisis and be a part of their healing journey. What You’ll Do Provide compassionate, trauma-informed and evidence-based care to patients experiencing acute mental health crisis. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, NPs, RNs, behavioral health specialists, CNAs, social workers, therapists, clergy, and addiction counselors. Support patients through crisis stabilization, medication management, and therapeutic interventions. Maintain accurate documentation and uphold compliance with safety and regulatory standards. What You’ll Need Associate Degree in Nursing (minimum) Required: Active and unencumbered RN license to practice in the state of Wisconsin Preferred: 1 year of RN experience, ideally in mental health Current Infant-Adult BLS for Health Care Providers Strong communication and teamwork skills What You’ll Get Starting pay of $38.01/hour experience-based increases Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials Support from Clinical Manager, Professional Development Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader Career development resources Tuition Investment Program Top-rated retirement plan and healthcare benefits A voice in care decisions through Nursing Shared Governance Councils Join a team that’s redefining behavioral health care with compassion, innovation, and purpose. 🌟 Apply today and be part of something truly meaningful. 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 Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself! What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.