Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital - Adult Campus
Specialty Hospital · Chicago, IL
- 3
- open roles, live count
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- Google rating
Life here
What a shift at Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital - Adult Campus looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1
Benefits
Sign-on bonuses posted for full-time roles: nights up to $10,000; days $5,000–$7,500 depending on RN vs Admissions RN. Other benefits not detailed in available facts.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
Base pay is posted at $40–$50 an hour depending on years of experience, with full-time night sign-on bonuses up to $10,000 for RN and Admissions RN roles.
From employer postingsAs of 2026 · 2026-07-26Source: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time 12-hour blocks are posted as days 7a–7p and nights 7p–7a, with PRN and temporary hiring types also listed.
As of 2026Source 1: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.comSource 2: acadiacareers.com
Experienced nurses
You would work inpatient behavioral health for adults 18+ and seniors 55+, including mental health disorders and co-occurring addictions.
Experienced nurses
Admissions RN work centers on facilitating admissions and clinical intake assessments alongside Admissions Counselors.
Source 1: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.comSource 2: acadiacareers.com
More about working here
Moving here
The Adult Campus is at 480 N Marine Drive in Chicago as part of Acadia Healthcare, with day and night RN roles actively posted.
As of 2026Source 1: acadiacareers.comSource 2: ziprecruiter.comSource 3: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.com
Experienced nurses
Full-time day sign-on is posted lower than nights—$7,500 for Admissions RN and $5,000 for RN—so shift choice changes the bonus.
Experienced nurses
As an RN you may provide direction or coordinate unit activities when asked.
Working conditions
- Scheduling
- Full Time Day 7a-7p and Full Time Night 7p-7a shifts available for RNs; also PRN and temporary hiring types posted.
As of 2026Source 1: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.comSource 2: acadiacareers.com
- Charge opportunities
- RN may provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
- Pay and benefits
- Admissions RN $40-$50 per hour depending on years of experience
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse $40-$50 per hour depending on years of experience
- Pay and benefits
- Admissions RN Full Time Night sign-on bonus $10,000
- Pay and benefits
- Admissions RN Full Time Day sign-on bonus $7,500
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse Full Time Night sign-on bonus $10,000
- Pay and benefits
- Registered Nurse Full Time Day sign-on bonus $5,000
The city
Living in Chicago, IL
Chicago sits about 4% above the national cost-of-living average — a premium that buys sunrise runs on the 18-mile Lakefront Trail, post-shift Italian beef in Pilsen, and bedside-window views of Lake Michigan from Streeterville's hospital corridors, where Northwestern and Rush anchor a world-class medical district.
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- Metro price level · Chicago area
- 4% above the national average
- BEA index 103.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,440/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $77,902/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would step into Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital’s Adult Campus on N Marine Drive in Chicago, part of Acadia Healthcare. The work is inpatient behavioral health for adults 18+ and seniors 55+, including mental health disorders and co-occurring addictions.
- Specialty Hospital · Chicago
- Hiring days & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 2 roles
More about Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital - Adult Campus
Admissions RN roles focus on intake assessments and moving people through the door; floor RN roles may also include providing direction or coordinating unit activities when asked. Shifts are posted as full-time days 7a–7p and nights 7p–7a, with PRN and temporary options as well. Pay is listed at $40–$50 an hour depending on years of experience. Full-time night sign-on bonuses reach $10,000 for RN and Admissions RN; day bonuses are lower at $5,000–$7,500 depending on the role. What you will not find spelled out yet is a residency, tuition support, or published staffing ratio—those details only come when you ask. If behavioral health inpatient work in Chicago fits how you want to practice, the postings are live across regular full-time, PRN, and temporary types.
Mission stated as a world-class organization setting the standard for excellence in treatment of mental health and addiction concerns.
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
The good
- Base pay posted $40–$50/hour by experience
- Full-time night sign-on up to $10,000
- 12-hour day and night shifts posted plus PRN/temporary options
- Inpatient adult and senior behavioral health with co-occurring addiction care
- Admissions RN pathway focused on intake assessments
- RN may coordinate unit activities when directed
The hard parts
- No nurse residency or tuition support listed
- Staffing ratios not published
- Day sign-on bonuses lower than nights ($5,000–$7,500)
- Illinois is not a compact-license state, so an IL license is required
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 16, 2026
- Workplace photos
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- Website
- acadiacareers.com ↗
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Behavioral Health / Inpatient Psychiatric (Adult Campus)
Premier inpatient care for mental health disorders and co-occurring addictions; adults 18+ and seniors 55+ at Adult Campus.
Source location unconfirmedSource: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.com
Admissions
Admissions RN and Admissions Counselor roles facilitate admissions and clinical intake assessments.
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: careers-acadiahealthcare.icims.comSource 2: acadiacareers.com
Open roles
Current openings at Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital - Adult Campus
Refreshed throughout the day.
- RN
- 12-hour days
- Travel contract
Admissions RN
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital - Adult CampusChicago, IL
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour nights
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour 12 hour
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