Loyola Medicine
Academic Medical Center · Berwyn, IL
- 26
- open roles, live count
- $66k–$125k/yr
- posted pay across 23 roles
- 3.4
- Google rating
Before you choose a unit
- Scheduling
Self-scheduling; every third weekend; rotating holiday schedule known year-to-year; 12-hour day/night shifts
Loyola Medicine · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.org- Preceptors and orientation
Competitive differentials for preceptor roles
Loyola Medicine · employer research
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As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.org
Ask the unit manager
How often is overtime required? Who covers a short shift? Can I meet my preceptor or shadow the team?
Prepare for a manager conversationYour six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Recognition
- Magnet®
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 12 · Nights 9 · Rotating 3 · Evenings 1
Benefits
Benefits from day one; tuition reimbursement; $300/year education stipend (per BH posting); $1,000 one-time certification bonus; clinical ladder up to $5/hr; competitive charge/preceptor differentials; on-site fitness at LUMC and Gottlieb.
What stands out
New graduates
You can enter through a Transition to Practice residency with six cohort starts a year—Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec—and apply the month before, of, or after you graduate.
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As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.orgExperienced nurses
A clinical ladder can add up to $5.00/hr when you meet the criteria, with charge and preceptor differentials on top of base pay.
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Experienced nurses
You can work high-acuity specialties here—Illinois’ largest Burn Center, Level I trauma at LUMC, Level II at MacNeal and Gottlieb, and a 20-bed stem cell transplant unit.
More about working here
New graduates
ADN base starts around $32.90/hr and BSN around $36.05/hr on posted ranges, with a one-time $1,000 certification bonus and a $300/year education stipend noted on unit postings.
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Moving here
MacNeal sits in Berwyn about 30 minutes from downtown Chicago, with self-scheduling, 12-hour day/night shifts, every third weekend, and a holiday rotation you know year to year.
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As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.orgExperienced nurses
Three hospitals in the system carry Magnet designation, and benefits start day one, including tuition reimbursement and on-site fitness at LUMC and Gottlieb.
New graduates
On MacNeal’s ICU you see MI, DKA, sepsis, liver failure, CVA, and post-surgical vascular patients across 17 private rooms with 24/7 physician and resident support.
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
Nursing - New Graduate Residency Program (Transition to Practice / TTP) · 6 cohorts per year · Applications: month before, of, or after graduation; cohorts Feb/Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec
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As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.org- Career development
Clinical ladder (up to $5.00/hr extra) / hiring into ladder if criteria met; advancement and promote-from-within
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- Tuition support
Tuition reimbursement; educational stipend; $300/year education stipend on Behavioral Health posting
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Published pay and benefits
- Hourly pay
$36.05-$59.92/hr
BSN RN pay range
As of 2026
- Hourly pay
$32.90-$57.06/hr
ADN RN pay range
As of 2026
- Shift pay
Competitive shift differentials including charge and preceptor roles
As of 2026
- Benefits
Clinical ladder up to $5.00/hr extra; certification bonus one-time $1000; education stipend $300/year
As of 2026
Working conditions
- Charge opportunities
Competitive shift differentials including charge roles
Sources
As of 2026Source: jobs.trinity-health.org
Who they are
You are looking at Loyola Medicine in Berwyn—MacNeal Hospital, a few hundred beds on the western edge of Chicago, inside a Trinity Health academic system that also includes Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood and Gottlieb in Melrose Park.
- Academic Medical Center · Berwyn, IL
- Magnet® recognized
- Hiring days & nights & rotating
More about Loyola Medicine
Shifts here run 12 hours, day or night, with self-scheduling, every third weekend, and a holiday rotation you can see year to year. If you are new, the Transition to Practice residency opens six times a year and lets you apply around graduation. If you already have your footing, the same system holds a large Burn Center, Level I trauma at LUMC, Level II at MacNeal and Gottlieb, behavioral health with five adult units, and a 20-bed stem cell transplant unit. Posted base ranges start near $32.90/hr for ADN and $36.05/hr for BSN, with ladder pay up to another $5/hr, charge and preceptor differentials, a $1,000 certification bonus, and a small yearly education stipend. Three hospitals in the system are Magnet-designated, and benefits begin day one. Nurses often describe solid teamwork and purpose; they also flag pay that feels tight for the load and management that can be uneven. That mix is the honest picture before you apply.
Regional academic health system in Chicago’s western suburbs; Magnet-designated nursing; promote-from-within and clinical ladder advancement.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Pay dissatisfaction
- RNs report low pay relative to workload and minimal raises over time.
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- Teamwork and purpose
- Staff praise collaborative culture, strong teamwork, and clear sense of purpose.
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- Management inconsistency
- Leadership seen as approachable yet inconsistent, with favoritism and weak manager support noted.
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More review themes
- Work-life balance
- Flexible scheduling helps balance, but peak workloads can overwhelm.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Limited upward mobility
- Learning opportunities exist but long-term staff find advancement limited.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Overall RN ratings
- Indeed RN overall 3.6/5 (776 reviews); pay/benefits 3.3, management 3.1, culture 3.4.
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As of 2026Source: indeed.com- Glassdoor recommend rate
- Glassdoor shows 3.3 rating with 50% would recommend.
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As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to weigh
RNs on public review sites describe pay as low for the workload, with minimal raises over time, and Indeed RN ratings sit around 3.6/5 on pay and benefits near 3.3.
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The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 4, 2026
- Website
- loyolamedicine.org ↗
Weighing a first job here?
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A closer look at the units
Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- ICUNights 2 · Days 1new grads3 open
MacNeal ICU has 17 private rooms, 24/7 physician/resident support; treats MI, DKA, sepsis, liver failure, CVA, post-surgical vascular.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: jobs.trinity-health.org - Med-SurgNights 3new grads3 open
- RehabDays 2 · Rotating 1new grads3 open
- DialysisDays 2new grads2 open
- ERDays 2new grads2 open
- OncologyDays 22 open
Behavioral Health
MacNeal adult psych: five units, 68 beds (11-14 each); comprehensive psych care and alcohol detox.
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Source location unconfirmedSource: jobs.trinity-health.orgBurn
Home to internationally recognized Burn Center; Illinois largest Burn Center at LUMC.
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Trauma
LUMC is Level I Trauma; Gottlieb and MacNeal are Level II Trauma Centers.
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Transplant
Nationally recognized transplant care; special 20-bed stem cell transplant unit at LUMC.
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Open roles
Current openings at Loyola Medicine
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