Greater Chicago Center for Advanced Surgery
Ambulatory · Des Plaines, IL
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Ambulatory
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
401(k), health, PTO, vision, dental, life insurance; free parking and disability listed on some posts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You work full-time Monday through Friday only, with no call and no holidays, and a guaranteed 40-hour permanent week.
Experienced nurses
Employer-posted OR RN pay for the orthopedic ASC role in Des Plaines starts from $48 an hour.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: simplyhired.com
Experienced nurses
You direct patient care in a single operating room inside a limited-specialty orthopedic ASC with two Class C ORs and one Class B procedure room.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: hfsrb.illinois.gov
Experienced nurses
Days cover ambulatory orthopedic, podiatry, pain, and spine cases rather than a full hospital OR board.
Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: hfsrb.illinois.govSource 3: glassdoor.com
More about working here
Moving here
The center sits in Des Plaines 60018, with Metra and highway access toward Chicago and O’Hare and quieter residential options nearby.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.com
Experienced nurses
Posted benefits include 401(k), health, PTO, vision, dental, life insurance, free parking, and disability on some listings.
Experienced nurses
PACU capacity is sized at six Phase I and three Phase II stations, so recovery stays on a compact ambulatory footprint.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full-time M-F only; NO call, NO holidays; 40 hours/week guaranteed permanent
- Charge opportunities
- OR RN supervises and directs patient care in a single operating room
- Pay and benefits
- RN - Operating Room - ASC (Orthopedic), full-time, Des Plaines IL; employer-posted from $48/hr
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: indeed.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: simplyhired.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse - Operating Room average hourly in Illinois at this employer (Indeed estimate from 1 posting)
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered nurse - operating room average annual (SimplyHired, 1 salary reported)
As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse - Operating Room $1,622 per week (Indeed nursing salaries)
As of 2026Source: indeed.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sterile Processing Technician
The city
Living in Des Plaines, IL
A northwest suburb of Chicago, Des Plaines blends residential calm with metro access via the Metra rail. The Des Plaines River winds through the city, offering trails and green space, while downtown serves up locally owned eateries and seasonal festivals—a grounded, community-oriented lifestyle just a commute from major hospital systems.
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- State price level · Illinois
- about the national average
- State index 100.0 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,606/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $97,875/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
The footprint is small: two Class C operating rooms and one Class B procedure room, with recovery sized at six Phase I and three Phase II stations. Job posts describe orthopedic, podiatry, pain, and spine ambulatory patients, and the OR RN role directs care in a single operating room.
- Ambulatory · Des Plaines
- Hiring days
More about Greater Chicago Center for Advanced Surgery
Scheduling is the clearest line in the sand. Full-time work is Monday through Friday only, with no call, no holidays, and a guaranteed 40-hour permanent week. Employer-posted pay for the RN Operating Room ASC orthopedic role starts from $48 an hour. Benefits listed on posts include 401(k), health, PTO, vision, dental, life insurance, free parking, and disability on some listings. The center sits in a suburb with Metra and highway links toward Chicago and O’Hare, and quieter residential pockets nearby. Public pay-satisfaction signal is thin and negative: SimplyHired shows 0% of employees satisfied with pay from only two reviews. If weekday ambulatory OR work without call is what you want, this is the shape of the job as the posts describe it.
Postings frame a close-team environment at a growing advanced surgery center focused on limited-specialty ambulatory orthopedics and pain care.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- pay satisfaction
- SimplyHired shows 0% of employees satisfied with pay, based on only two reviews.
As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
What to weigh
On SimplyHired, 0% of employees were satisfied with pay, from only two reviews.
As of 2026Source: simplyhired.com
The reality check
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- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
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- ORDays 11 open
OR / ASC Orthopedic
Job seeks OR RN for orthopedic ASC; cares for orthopedic, podiatry, pain and spine ambulatory patients; directs care in a single OR.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: indeed.comSource 2: hfsrb.illinois.govSource 3: glassdoor.com
PACU / Recovery
Facility CON described 6 Phase I and 3 Phase II stations; PACU RN salaries reported separately on job sites.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: hfsrb.illinois.govSource 2: indeed.com
Open roles
Current openings at Greater Chicago Center for Advanced Surgery
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RN - Operating Room - ASC (Orthopedic) M-F
$48/hr
Des Plaines, IL
- RN
- Day shift
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