Job Description

Department:

Status:

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Primarily 0.9 Nights, but other FTEs and Shifts are Available

Pay Range

$33.05 - $49.60

Location: St. Luke’s – Milwaukee, WI
Schedule: FTEs from 0.6 to 1.0 Available | Shifts open include Nights and Days | 10 Hour Shifts Also an Option | Every 4th weekend & holiday rotation | Shifts available include: Days 3x10, Nights 3x10, and Nights 4x10
Pay Range: $33.05 - $49.60/hour

Sign On Bonuses Range from $5,000 to $17,500 depending upon shift and FTE
Loan Forgiveness up to $20K!

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Reputation for excellence: Aurora St. Luke’s - Wisconsin’s largest private hospital - offers nationally recognized care and the state’s only 24/7 on-site heart-care team.

• Complex, rewarding cases: Work alongside 1,300+ physicians and 2,000+ nurses across specialties like cardiac care, transplants, neuroscience, and orthopedics.

• Community impact: Serve a diverse Milwaukee population while supporting vital community-health initiatives.

• Supportive environment: Access on-site learning resources, continuing-education programs, and comfortable staff amenities.

What You’ll Do

• Provide specialized airway and breathing care across five ICUs

  • Cardiovascular

  • Coronary

  • Medical-Respiratory

  • Neurological

  • Surgical

• Perform arterial line placement

• Conduct esophageal balloon placement and monitoring

• Utilize advanced ventilation modes, including NAVA

• Administer inhaled pulmonary vasodilators

• Support hyperbaric medicine in one of the nation’s largest multi-place chambers

• Engage in cutting-edge therapies and complex patient care

• Provide exceptional respiratory care for patients

• Manage ventilators and perform therapeutic procedures

• Administer medications and educate patients and families

• Collaborate across care teams to ensure safe, quality outcomes

• Mentor new teammates and students

What You’ll Bring

• Graduate of an accredited respiratory care program (associate degree minimum)

• WI Respiratory Care Practitioner (RCP) license

• RRT within 12 months or CRT if credentialed prior to Jan 1, 2023

• BLS certification (AHA) and ACLS Certification

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

• Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
• Incentive pay for select positions
• Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.