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Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health

Veterans Health Administration · Madison, WI

$72k–$152k/ yearPay published by the employer
  • EmployerVeterans Health Administration
  • LocationMadison, WI
  • EmploymentFull-time
  • Postedtoday
  • Requisition888927600
  • ProfessionRegistered Nurse

About this role

Veterans Health Administration is hiring a Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health in Madison, WI. The employer published a pay range of $72k–$152k per year, and the listing is for a full-time position. We list it here with the published pay so you can compare it with other registered nurse roles before you apply.

Registered nurses assess patients, give medications and treatments, and coordinate care with physicians and the rest of the care team.

Duties from the announcement

The Registered Nurse - Outpatient Mental Health (MH) executes position responsibilities to improve patient and organizational outcomes. The MH RN executes their position duties by providing patient-centered and recovery-oriented care and maintaining self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions. Some of the MH RN duties include, but are not limited to: Facilitates care coordination, linking with the Inpatient MH Units to facilitate continuity of care, MH interdisciplinary treatment team huddles and meetings, warm hand-offs, and develops content as well as facilitating nurse-led psychoeducational groups.

Duties as listed in the USAJobs announcement, a U.S. government posting.

How this pay compares

The midpoint of this range, $53.67 per hour, is 18% above the median of 147 RN postings with published pay in Wisconsin ($45.50 per hour).

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Madison, WI at a glance

  • $43.26/hrmedian pay, Madison area
  • $41–$53middle half of earners, per hour
  • 97price level, U.S. = 100
  • 5hospitals listed by CMS in Madison
  • The metro median is 5% above the Wisconsin statewide median of $41.38 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
  • Adjusted for local prices, a $43.26 median hour in Madison buys what $44.47 buys at the national price level.
  • Federal per diem for travel assignments in Madison: $124 a night for lodging and $80 a day for meals and incidentals.
  • HRSA lists 1 active primary care shortage designation covering Dane County; shortage areas often have more openings.
  • Wisconsin is in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an RN or LPN/LVN with a multistate license from another compact state can work here without a new license. Nurses whose home state is not in the compact apply for a Wisconsin license by endorsement.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.

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What do registered nurses get paid at other hospitals in Wisconsin?

  • Essentia HealthSuperior, WI$56.95/hr
  • Veterans Health AdministrationMilwaukee, WI$52.90/hr
  • Select MedicalMadison, WI$51.43/hr

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Typical requirements

  • Active RN license in the state of the job, or a multistate (compact) license
  • ADN or BSN from an accredited program
  • BLS; ACLS or a specialty certification for critical care, ER and similar units

General requirements for this profession. Check the exact requirements with your recruiter.

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