Loyola Medicine

Academic Medical Center · Berwyn, IL

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On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Academic Medical Center
Recognition: Magnet®
Shifts hiring now: Days 1 · Nights 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.

The city

Living in Melrose Park, IL

Melrose Park is a close-knit western suburb of Chicago offering a quieter, community-focused lifestyle with easy access to the city's world-class hospitals and amenities. A practical home base for nurses who want affordable suburban living without losing proximity to metro career opportunities.

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State price level · Illinois: 100; about the national average
Median gross rent: $1,176/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities

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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 · Melrose Park
Magnet® recognized
Hiring days & nights

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.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

teamworkpurpose-drivenMagnetacademicself-schedulingpromote-from-withinhigh-acuitymixed management

What nurses say in reviews

Indeed RN overall about 3.6/5 from 776 reviews (pay/benefits ~3.3, management ~3.1, culture ~3.4). Glassdoor about 3.3 with roughly 50% willing to recommend. Nurses praise teamwork and purpose; common frustrations are pay versus workload, inconsistent management, and limited long-term advancement.

The good

New-grad residency with six cohorts per year and a flexible apply window around graduation
Clinical ladder up to $5/hr extra plus charge and preceptor differentials
Self-scheduling, 12-hour shifts, every third weekend, holidays known year-to-year
High-acuity depth: Burn Center, Level I/II trauma, transplant, ICU, behavioral health
Three Magnet-designated hospitals; benefits from day one including tuition support
Staff describe collaborative teamwork and a clear sense of purpose

The hard parts

RNs report pay low relative to workload with minimal raises over time
Management described as inconsistent, with favoritism and uneven support
Long-term staff note limited upward mobility despite learning opportunities
Peak workloads can overwhelm even when scheduling is flexible

“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”

A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Aug 1, 2026
Website: loyolamedicine.org ↗

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