If interested in the Training Program, please click on the link below and complete the Nursing Assistant Program Application Form, then attach to your application:

Nursing Program Application Form

Work Schedule:

40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, from 7: 00 am to 3: 30pm.

Pay:

• A competitive starting pay of $18.25 per hour/year to obtain your Certification as a Nursing Assistant through the Sate of Wisconsin.

Be part of something remarkable

Come make a positive impact in patients' lives at the #1 hospital in Wisconsin. The UW Health Nursing Assistant Apprenticeship Program helps students gain experience working in a hospital setting and learn why this role is rewarding.

We are seeking individuals for the UW Health Nursing Assistant Apprenticeship -Accelerated Program. The program will begin May 12th, 2025.

• Participate in direct patient care tasks, processes, and procedures to assist members of a patient care team in providing a broad range of healthcare services to our patients as Nursing Assistant in a hospital setting. This includes assisting with activities of daily living, patient transport, and stocking.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with other hospital staff, visitors, patients, and their family members.
• Upon successful completion of the program and placement on registry, participants will be interviewed and may transfer to units throughout the hospitals in available NA positions.
• Learn more about the Nursing Assistant Training Program with UW Health

If interested in the Training Program, please click on the link below and complete the Nursing Assistant Program Application Form, then attach to your application:

Nursing Program Application Form

At UW Health, you will have :

• An excellent benefits package, including health and dental insurance, paid time off, retirement plans, two-week paid parental leave and adoption assistance.
• Access to great resources through the UW Health Employee Wellbeing Department that supports your emotional, financial, and physical well-being.
• Tuition benefits eligibility - UW Health invests in your professional growth by helping pay for coursework associated with career advancement.
• The opportunity to earn a referral bonus for referring friends, former colleagues or others to apply for open, posted positions.
• Options for a variety of schedules and shifts that offer flexibility and allow for work-life balance.

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent and formal acceptance into the UW Health Medical, Ophthalmology or Nursing Assistant Clinical Apprentice Program Required

Work Experience

• 1 year of prior work experience Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support / CPR Preferred

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
UW Health is committed to being a diverse, inclusive and anti-racist workplace and is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Our integrity shines through in patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day. Applications from Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, LGBTQ+ and non-binary identities, women, persons with disabilities, military service members and veterans are strongly encouraged. EOE, including disability/veterans.

University Hospital in Madison is a Magnet®-designated facility that's ranked Wisconsin's #1 hospital and considered one of the nation's leading hospitals, teaching institutions and referral centers.

UW Health Administrative Facilities - UW Health has administrative locations throughout Madison and beyond where thousands of employees provide vital support to our clinical areas. These locations are home to departments such as Access Services, Compliance, Human Resources, Information Services, Patient Medical Records, Payroll and many others.

Job Description

UW Hospital and Clinics benefits