Advocate Aurora Health

Hospital · Chicago, IL

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138
open roles, live count: $43k–$325k/yr
posted pay across 41 roles

Life here

What a shift at Advocate Aurora Health looks like

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Hospital
Shifts hiring now: Days 14 · Nights 4 · Rotating 3 · Evenings 2 · Weekends only 1

Benefits

PTO; medical, dental, vision, life; STD/LTD; FSAs; retirement; shift and on-call premiums; annual performance increases; education assistance $5,250/yr FT ($2,625 PT); continuing education $1,500; Med-Surg loan support $5,250/yr FT lifetime cap $21,000 ($2,625/yr PT, $10,500 cap); sign-on bonuses on select RN postings.

What stands out

New graduates
A 12-month Registered Nurse Residency Journeys program supports newly licensed RNs with mentorship as you move into practice.
As of 2026Source 1: careers.aah.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com
Experienced nurses
Postings list sign-on bonuses up to $10,000 for Labor & Delivery RN at Aurora Sinai Milwaukee and up to $7,500 for Med-Surg RN on days and nights.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-20Source 1: talents.vaia.com Source 2: careers.aah.org
New graduates
Full-time teammates can use $5,250 a year in education assistance plus $1,500 continuing education, and Med-Surg loan support runs $5,250 a year with a $21,000 lifetime cap.
As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org
Experienced nurses
You can work units with clear clinical identity—Level III Trauma ED with telestroke, Level III perinatal L&D with 20 LDR rooms and 3 OB ORs, or an 18-bed general surgical med-surg floor at Grafton.
Source: careers.aah.org

More about working here

Experienced nurses
Lead Charge Nurse roles are posted, and common patterns include FT 3x12 nights or days with weekend rotation plus evening, weekend, night, charge, and preceptor differentials.
As of 2026Source 1: simplyhired.com Source 2: careers.atriumhealth.org Source 3: talents.vaia.com Source 4: careers.aah.org
Moving here
Base hourly figures on related postings run from about $34.90 on a residency range floor up through $38.20–$41.10 on progressive care and lead charge nights roles, with one Milwaukee observation nights annual range listed at $80,000–$116,480.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-20Source 1: talents.vaia.com Source 2: careers.atriumhealth.org Source 3: simplyhired.com
Moving here
You join a large merged system—Advocate Health Care, Aurora, and Atrium—with sites across IL and WI, private-room community hospitals like 132-bed Grafton, and a Patient Command Center placing across thousands of beds on Epic/Cerner.
As of 2023 · 2026Source 1: advocatehealth.org Source 2: perfectserve.com Source 3: careers.aah.org

Working conditions

Charting system: Epic/Cerner; Source: perfectserve.com
Scheduling: Weekend Program available (General Surgical Grafton); FT 3x12-hour nights common; days 7a-7p or nights 7p-7a with weekend rotation; flexible extern scheduling around classes; evening/weekend/night differentials; As of 2026Source 1: careers.atriumhealth.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com Source 3: careers.aah.org
Charge opportunities: Lead Charge Nurse (RN) roles posted (e.g. Abdominal Transplant nights Milwaukee); competitive shift differentials including charge and preceptor roles noted at peer system postings; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: Sign-on bonus for eligible candidates of up to $10,000 for Labor & Delivery RN at Aurora Sinai Milwaukee; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: Up to $7,500 sign-on bonus for Med-Surg RN; day and night openings; As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org
Pay and benefits: $15,000 sign-on bonus eligible for Registered Nurse Residency General Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: RN Residency General Medicine pay range Winston-Salem NC; As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Pay and benefits: Registered Nurse Progressive Care Nights Atrium Health Lake Norman pay range; As of 2026Source: careers.atriumhealth.org
Pay and benefits: Lead Charge Nurse (RN) Nights Abdominal Transplant Milwaukee; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: Registered Nurse (RN) Nights Observation Unit Milwaukee annual range; As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
Pay and benefits: Education assistance $5,250/year full-time teammates; $2,625/year part-time; continuing education $1,500 FT/PT/PRN; As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org
Pay and benefits: Loan support for Med-Surg Nursing, Imaging, Respiratory Therapy: $5,250/year FT lifetime cap $21,000; $2,625/year PT lifetime cap $10,500; As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org

Starting out and growing here

Nurse residency: New Grad Residency Program / Registered Nurse Residency Journeys; As of 2026Source 1: careers.aah.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com
Preceptors and orientation: Nurse externs work under RN mentor/preceptor; residency includes mentorship throughout journey; As of 2026Source 1: careers.aah.org Source 2: talents.vaia.com
Career development: Internal mobility and professional development opportunities exist; shared governance and professional development cited in student sessions; As of 2026Source 1: careers.aah.org Source 2: glassdoor.com
Tuition support: Education assistance $5,250/year full-time; $2,625/year part-time; continuing education support $1,500 for FT/PT/PRN; As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org
Loan assistance: Loan support for Med-Surg Nursing, Imaging, Respiratory Therapy: $5,250/yr FT (lifetime $21,000); $2,625/yr PT (lifetime $10,500); As of 2026Source: careers.aah.org

Who they are

You’re weighing Advocate Aurora Health in the Chicago orbit—now part of Advocate Health after the Aurora and Atrium combination—where IL and WI hospitals still carry the day-to-day identity you will feel on shift.

Hospital · Chicago, IL
Hiring days & nights & rotating
Sign-on bonus · 1 role

More about 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.

Working here

Culture and working life

floor teamworkshared governanceunit variabilitymentorshipresidency pathwayinternal mobilitystaffing pressurelarge merged system

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Overall rating and recommend rate: Glassdoor overall 3.6/5 from 3505 reviews; 66% would recommend; 67% CEO approval; 60% positive business outlook.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Category ratings: Diversity 3.8; work/life 3.5; comp/benefits 3.5; career opportunities 3.5; culture/values 3.4.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Management and culture inconsistency: Supportive teamwork appreciated but recurring toxic management, favoritism, unit inconsistency; upper-frontline disconnect and bureaucracy hurt morale.; As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com

More review themes

Work-life balance vs staffing: Work-life balance focus praised yet staffing shortages and higher workloads make balance hard to sustain.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Career growth barriers: Internal mobility and development possible but promotions often blocked by favoritism and weak leadership support.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Floor staff vs executives: Floor teammates praised as amazing collaborators; directors and above seen as out of touch; cost cuts, raise reductions, insurance changes noted.; As of 2024Source: indeed.com
Indeed overall ratings Chicago NA context: Indeed overall 3.6/5 (2603 reviews); work-life 3.5; pay/benefits 3.5; advancement 3.3; management 3.1; culture 3.3.; As of 2024Source: indeed.com

What to weigh

Nurses repeatedly describe supportive floor teamwork paired with toxic or inconsistent management, favoritism, and an upper-frontline disconnect that blocks promotions and wears down morale.

As of 2026 · 2024Source 1: glassdoor.com Source 2: glassdoor.com Source 3: glassdoor.com Source 4: indeed.com

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 10, 2026
Workplace photos: 4
Website: advocatehealth.org ↗

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The units

A closer look at the units

Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.

PsychDays 3 · Evenings 1new grads$50k–$119k/yr7 open
Med-SurgDays 1 · Nights 1new grads$79k–$138k/yr6 open
ERDays 1 · Nights 1new grads$79k–$119k/yr5 open
ORRotating 3 · Weekends only 1new grads · reported4 open
PACUDays 1new grads3 open
Float-PoolNights 12 open
ER/ED
Aurora Medical Center Burlington ED is Level III Trauma, board-certified EM physicians, Stroke Certified, Telestroke to Aurora St. Luke's Milwaukee.
Equipment and technology
Level III Trauma Center; Stroke Certified with Telestroke
Source: careers.aah.org
L&D
Aurora Sinai L&D: 20 LDR rooms, 3 OB ORs, surgical recovery; accreta and high BMI programs; low and super high-risk patients.
Equipment and technology
Level III perinatal center
Source: careers.aah.org
Med-Surg/General Surgical
MS1 at Aurora Medical Center Grafton is 18-bed med/surg specializing in general surgical postop (GI, urology, ENT, gyn, bariatric).
Source: careers.aah.org
Women's Health/OB
Registered Nurse Women's Health/OB role listed as sign-on bonus eligible under Aurora Health Care part of Advocate Health.
Source: careers.aah.org
Progressive Care/Telemetry
Atrium Health Lake Norman Progressive Care Unit telemetry 5th floor; 13-bed PCU with adjacent 8-bed ICU.
Equipment and technology
13-bed PCU co-located with 8-bed ICU
Source: careers.atriumhealth.org

Open roles

Current openings at Advocate Aurora Health

Refreshed throughout the day.

Registered Nurse (RN): Intermediate Care Unit

$48/hr

Advocate Aurora Health

West Allis, WI · Posted 6 days ago

Advocate Aurora Health

What a shift at Advocate Aurora Health looks like

What the day-to-day looks like

Benefits

What stands out

Working conditions

Starting out and growing here

Culture and working life

Themes from public reviews

What to weigh

Before you decide

Quick facts

Weighing a first job here?

Work here?

A closer look at the units

ER/ED

L&D

Med-Surg/General Surgical

Women's Health/OB

Progressive Care/Telemetry

Current openings at Advocate Aurora Health