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Brookfield, Wisconsin

NICU Nurse Educator

Registered NurseNo nightsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Brookfield, WI
  • Facility: Ascension Elmbrook Hospital
  • Department: Education Associate CPD
  • Schedule: Day Shift l PRN
  • How you’ll make an impact in this role
  • Collaborate with leaders and staff to assess nursing educational needs and competencies.

Develop, implement, and evaluate nursing and clinical educational plans/programs. Utilize methods, measurements and tools to evaluate achievement of learning goals.

Consult on the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of Nursing Professional Development (NPD) programs and performance processes that support core nursing and clinical competency across the organization.

Manage performance and competency standards for inter-professional programs to support practice at the highest extent of licensure.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date requred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

Education

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing
  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Retirement: 403(b) plan
  • Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
  • 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) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

The NICU Nurse Educator will collaborate with staff to assess educational needs and develop clinical competency programs. They will also evaluate learning goals and manage performance standards to support high-quality nursing practice.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with a diploma from an accredited nursing school. A BLS Provider certification is required within 30 days of hire.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Nursing educationCurriculum developmentPerformance managementInter-professional collaborationNPD program designBLS certification

Critical Care Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Registered Nurse by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · top 25% in critical care nursing (rn)ranked against 44 Critical Care Nursing (RN) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingWisconsin index 94.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Registered Nurse listings in Wisconsin154 active5,815 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 40% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWisconsin Registered Nurse listings: 34% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 1% offer loan repayment154 active listings, Nov 2026
Registered Nurse pay trend+4.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (44 Critical Care Nursing (RN) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 3.6this job 5.1
Better work-life than 80% of Critical Care Nursing (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 44 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Ascension

Hospitals and Health Care
St. Louis, MO
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

403(b) retirement plan
Employee Assistance Program
Counseling and peer support
Spiritual care and stress management resources

Living in Brookfield

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$466k
Typical market rent
$2,222/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.