Advocate Aurora Health

Sites range from community campuses like 132-bed Aurora Medical Center Grafton with private rooms and med-surg floors built around general surgical postop, to Aurora Sinai’s downtown Milwaukee birthing center with 20 LDR rooms and three OB ORs, to Level III trauma ED coverage with telestroke backup. If you are newly licensed, the 12-month Registered Nurse Residency Journeys path is the structured on-ramp, with preceptor and mentor support called out across the year. Full-time education assistance sits at $5,250 per year ($2,625 part-time), continuing education support at $1,500, and Med-Surg loan support can add another $5,250 a year toward a $21,000 lifetime cap. Postings also surface sign-on money—up to $10,000 on Labor & Delivery at Aurora Sinai Milwaukee and up to $7,500 on Med-Surg—while sample hourly figures cluster near $38.20 and some lead charge nights roles start around $41.10. Scheduling texture is familiar acute care: many FT 3x12 night or day blocks, 7a–7p or 7p–7a with weekend rotation, plus a weekend program on at least one general surgical unit. Total Rewards language covers PTO, medical/dental/vision/life, retirement, and shift premiums. Nurses on review sites land around 3.6 overall and often praise floor teammates, while also flagging uneven management, favoritism, and staffing pressure—so the unit you join matters as much as the system name on the badge.