Loretto Hospital
Community Hospital · Chicago, Illinois 60644
- 1
- open role, live count
- 4.1
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
Labor agreement reported to include increased call pay, shift differentials, and a new preceptor pay premium. No separate tuition, loan, or sign-on figures validated.
The city
Living in Chicago, IL
Chicago delivers big-city energy with lakefront charm along Lake Michigan, world-class medical centers, and neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Wicker Park that blend dining, culture, and community. Nurses relocating here will find a metro area rich in career opportunity, transit access, and Midwestern character.
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- 4% above the national average
- BEA index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,440/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be walking into Loretto Hospital on Chicago’s West Side—a safety-net not-for-profit community hospital that has served Austin and the surrounding neighborhoods since 1923 and sees more than 33,000 patients a year.
- Community Hospital · Chicago
- Hiring days
More about Loretto Hospital
The hospital describes a patient-centered holistic model built around wellness, education, and proactive community care. On the floor, permanent RN postings show up for the Emergency Department day shift, with triage assessment and annual ED competency skills as part of the work. The shop is union. After a strike the prior year, a new labor agreement with the SEIU side added increased call pay, shift differentials, and a preceptor pay premium. From our one active posting, base pay reads $36.42 an hour straight across. Glassdoor sits near 2.8 overall from roughly 61 reviews, with only about one-third saying they would recommend the employer—so you will want to weigh the contract gains and the community mission against what current and former staff report on pay, leadership, and pace.
Patient-centered holistic care with emphasis on wellness, education, and proactive community medical management; safety-net mission serving Austin and surrounding Chicago communities since 1923.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Glassdoor overall near 2.8 from roughly 61 reviews, with about one-third willing to recommend; compensation and benefits around 2.5, work/life balance and career opportunities around 2.4, senior management near 2.1. Chicago-filtered reviews sit near 2.7 overall with about 27% recommend. A 2018 employee praised leadership care and community outreach but noted fast change; a 2024 former PBX operator cited great people and an awesome team.
The good
- Union workplace with a newly announced labor agreement
- Increased call pay and shift differentials under that agreement
- New preceptor pay premium in the contract
- Permanent ED day-shift RN roles posted with clear triage and competency expectations
- Safety-net community hospital rooted in Austin since 1923
- Some staff highlight caring leadership, community outreach, and strong coworkers
The hard parts
- Only about one-third of Glassdoor reviewers would recommend the employer (overall near 2.8 from ~61 reviews)
- Compensation and benefits category rated about 2.5
- Work/life balance and career opportunities rated around 2.4; senior management near 2.1
- Past staff noted the hospital changing fast and hard to keep up with
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 13, 2026
- Website
- lorettohospital.org ↗
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Loretto Hospital
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department - Day Shift
$36.42–$60.68/hr
Chicago, Illinois
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