
Supervisor Registered Nurse Surgery
Milwaukee, WIFull-time$44.47–60.16/hrSeen 4w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Supervisor Registered Nurse in Surgery will assess daily patient care needs, delegate duties to interdisciplinary teams, gather information for care planning, evaluate care delivery, provide feedback and coaching, and participate in hiring new staff, ensuring high‑quality patient care in a full‑time day‑shift role at Columbia St Mary’s Milwaukee.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Your future role at a glance
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Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Facility: Columbia St Mary's Milwaukee
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Department: Surgery
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Schedule: Day Shift | Full-time
How you’ll make an impact in this role
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Assess daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments of clinical/non-clinical or an interdisciplinary team of licensed and non-licensed caregivers and support staff, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.
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In accordance with the applicable State Nurse Practice Act, delegate appropriate duties to clinical/non-clinical or interdisciplinary teams of licensed and non-licensed caregivers and support staff based on their assessed skills and abilities.
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Gather information from other members of the clinical/non-clinical or interdisciplinary team and uses this data to plan for the care of all patients on the unit for the shift.
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Evaluate the care delivered by other licensed and non-licensed caregivers and support staff by providing direct and immediate feedback and coaching, ongoing verbal and written feedback to the clinical/non-clinical leader on the performance of staff and evaluating the performance trends under his/her direction and recommend and participate in corrective/disciplinary action as required.
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Participate in the hiring process for new staff members assigned to the shift by conducting interviews and making hiring recommendations to the clinical/non-clinical leader.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
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BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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Registered Nurse credentialed from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Licensure from the Wisconsin Board of Nursing OR current home state license if considered multi-state/Compact State. Licensure is dependent on state associate works in.
Education:
- Required professional licensure/certification AND 1 year of cumulative job specific experiencerequired.
Additional Preferences:
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Bachelor degree
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Four years operating room experience
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Progressive leadership experience, BLS, RN license
Benefits that help you thrive
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Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
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Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
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Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
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Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
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Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
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Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
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Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity
Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.
Equal employment opportunity employer
Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.
Fraud prevention notice
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Min Salary: 44.47
Max Salary 60.16
How this job compares
Set against the 56,465 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$44.47–60.16/hr
- Wisconsin median$38–53/hr838 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr23,207 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $52.32/hr, is 15% above the Wisconsin median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Wisconsin.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 2,444 open Registered Nurse jobs in Wisconsin and 56,465 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- FROEDTERT550 open
- Aya Healthcare, Inc.379 open
- Advocate Health250 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (27,536 postings).
- Education
- 4,504 of the 56,465 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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