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Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Behavioral Health
Location: Main Campus, La Crosse, WI
️ Department: Inpatient Behavioral Health (IBH)
Schedule: Casual/on-call position. Minimum requirement of 48 hours and at least one weekend shift per 6-week schedule period.
We're not just filling positions, we're building careers. At Emplify Health, we care for our teams, while they care for their communities. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a change, Emplify Health supports you now and into the future. Join us and find out how a little empathy changes everything.
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 $38.96/hour + experience-based increases
Shift, weekend, and holiday differentials
Support from Clinical Manager, Professional Development Nurse, and Clinical Nurse Leader
Join a team that's redefining behavioral health care with compassion, innovation, and purpose.
Apply today and be part of something truly meaningful.
Emplify Health, a partnership of Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System, is a leading not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network based in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. With 11 hospitals and over 100 clinics, we serve 67 cities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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