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Registered Nurse - Neurosurgery

SSM Health · WI · Full time

Posted Sep 30, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you coordinated care for a patient with many specialists involved.

What they are checking: Whether they can act as the coordinator the posting describes.

A patient is frustrated that surgery didn't fix their pain. How do you handle that conversation?

What they are checking: Whether they can listen and support patients while setting realistic expectations.

What would you do

In a neurosurgery clinic, a patient calls a week after spine surgery with new leg weakness. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they recognize possible complications and get the patient seen urgently.

How would you triage a patient who calls with a sudden severe headache after a recent shunt revision?

What they are checking: Whether they know signs of shunt failure and act fast.

You may round with physicians in the hospital. How do you stay organized between the clinic and inpatient settings?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage care across settings without dropping tasks.

How do you handle a patient on long-term pain medicine who wants an early refill?

What they are checking: Whether they follow policy and work with the provider while respecting the patient.

How do you manage a full inbox of messages and calls while seeing patients in clinic?

What they are checking: Whether they have a system for keeping up with a busy clinic workload.

About the work

What do you check during a post-op visit for a spine surgery patient?

What they are checking: Whether they know to look at incision healing, pain, strength and red flags.

How do you prepare a patient for surgery, including holding blood thinners and pre-op teaching?

What they are checking: Whether they coordinate pre-op steps that prevent cancelled surgeries or complications.

How do you teach a patient about their spinal precautions or activity limits after surgery?

What they are checking: Whether they make home instructions clear so patients don't hurt their recovery.

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The full job description

As published by SSM Health.

It's more than a career, it's a calling WI-SSM Health Outpatient Center-Madison Worker Type: Regular Job Highlights: Neurosurgery Clinic Full-time Monday - Friday Job Summary: Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization. Job Responsibilities and Requirements: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES • Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate. • Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. • Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders. • Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. • May round with physician in an inpatient setting. • Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service. • As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations. • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner. • Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION • Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing EXPERIENCE • No experience required PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS • Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. • Constant standing and walking. • Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. • Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry. • Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. • Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. • Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc. • Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. • Occasional lifting/moving of patients. • Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. • Occasional driving. • Rare crawling and running. REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS State of Work Location: Illinois • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State State of Work Location: Oklahoma • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) • And • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State • Or • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Job Type: Employee Department: 6240020164 DSMOC Neuro Srgry Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 SSM Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. SSM Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Click here to learn more.

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