Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Academic Medical Center · Chicago, IL

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5
open roles, live count: $72k–$121k/yr
posted pay across 5 roles: 3.5
Google rating

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

Setting: Academic Medical Center
Shifts hiring now: Days 4 · Nights 1

Benefits

Medical (NM PPO or HDHP+HSA), dental, and vision start the first of the month after hire, with FSAs, life insurance, and a matching 401(k) auto-enrolled immediately for full- and part-time.

What stands out

Experienced nurses
On General Medicine 15E nights, the posted Clinical Nurse range is $36.50–$58.40 an hour, placed by your experience, internal equity, or the CBA if that unit is union-represented.
As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
New graduates
Full-time, you can put $10,000 a year toward tuition and $10,000 toward student loans, plus $1,000 for professional development.
As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Moving here
Medical, dental, and vision start the first of the month after you hire, and you work alongside Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine clinicians.
As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Experienced nurses
New hires accrue up to 26 PTO days a year on a 40-hour week — six holidays and one personal holiday sit inside that number — and full-time staff can cash out 40 PTO hours during open enrollment.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.nm.org Source 2: glassdoor.com

More about working here

New graduates
The employer names mentorship programs, educational support, and comprehensive training, and full- and part-time nurses are auto-enrolled in the matching 401(k) on day one.
As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Experienced nurses
After 90 days, non-union full-time birth mothers get six weeks of maternity at 100% base — the first week comes from PTO — plus six weeks of parental bonding at 100%.
As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Experienced nurses
Chicago registered-nurse reviews average 4.2 out of 5, and all 13 of those reviewers said they would recommend the hospital.
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

Working conditions

Union representation: Union and non-union roles reported; Source: jobs.nm.org
Scheduling: New hires earn up to 26 PTO days/year (includes 6 holidays and 1 personal holiday) on a 5-day, 8-hour, 40-hour week, accrued by hours worked; FT can cash out 40 PTO hours/year and PT 20 during open enrollment; casuals earn 1 sick hour per 40 hours worked. Employer posts full-time nights. One current RN described a hybrid schedule of four 10-hour shifts.; As of 2026Source 1: jobs.nm.org Source 2: glassdoor.com
Pay and benefits: Clinical Nurse, General Medicine 15E, full-time nights: $36.50–$58.40/hr; placement by experience, internal equity, or CBA if union-represented; As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Reimbursable Well-Being Fund after 90 days: $250/year full-time, $125/year part-time; As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Tuition reimbursement $10,000 per year full-time ($5,700 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Student loan repayment $10,000 full-time ($5,000 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Professional development $1,000 per year full-time ($500 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Matching 401(k); FT/PT immediately eligible and auto-enrolled; casual eligible after 1,000 hours by service anniversary; NM System Incentive Program; As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Annual employee salary increase and incentive bonus (employer posting); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Pay and benefits: Paid maternity 6 weeks at 100% base (birth mother; first week elimination uses PTO) plus 6 weeks parental bonding at 100%; non-union FT after 90 days; child must be born after those 90 days; As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org

Starting out and growing here

Career development: Employer cites comprehensive training and development, mentorship programs, educational support, and $1,000/year professional development ($500 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Tuition support: $10,000 tuition reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org
Loan assistance: $10,000 student loan repayment ($5,000 part-time); As of 2026Source: jobs.nm.org

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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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

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Who they are

You would clock in on a full-time nights line at a large Chicago hospital — Glassdoor lists 5,001–10,000 people — that has been posting Clinical Nurse work on General Medicine 15E. The posted range for that 15E nights role is $36.50–$58.40 an hour, placed by your experience, internal equity, or a CBA if the unit is union-represented.

Academic Medical Center · Chicago
Hiring days & nights

More about Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Union status is mixed across the house. Medical, dental, and vision start the first of the month after you hire. If you are full-time, the benefits page puts $10,000 a year toward tuition, $10,000 toward student loans, $1,000 toward professional development, and $250 in a Well-Being Fund after 90 days. You are auto-enrolled in the matching 401(k) on day one as full- or part-time. New hires accrue up to 26 PTO days a year on a 40-hour week, including six holidays and one personal holiday, and full-time staff can cash out 40 PTO hours during open enrollment. After 90 days, non-union full-time birth mothers get six weeks at full base — the first week comes from PTO — plus six weeks of parental bonding at 100%. There is also a posted annual salary increase and incentive bonus. You work next to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine clinicians. Chicago costs about 4% more than the U.S. average, and Illinois will want its own license — it is not a compact state. Hospital-wide Glassdoor is 3.8/5 from 103 reviews, with 63% saying they would recommend the employer to a friend.

You work alongside Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine clinicians and research, with volunteer programs and workforce-led resource groups.

Working here

Culture and working life

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Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Work-life balance and schedule: A current Chicago RN in Nov 2023 praised commute and work-life balance and cited a hybrid schedule of four 10-hour days, writing they had no cons.; As of 2023-11-08Source: glassdoor.com
Overall employee rating: Hospital-wide Glassdoor score is 3.8/5 from 103 reviews, with 63% saying they would recommend the employer to a friend; career-opportunity and culture scores sit in the mid-3s.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
RN-specific satisfaction: Chicago registered-nurse reviews average 4.2/5 with all 13 reviewers saying they would recommend the hospital; diversity, senior management, and culture scores are in the mid-4s.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

More review themes

OR nurse experience: A single Operating Room Nurse, RN review set is 5.0/5 and 100% would recommend; culture, inclusion, and career scores are 5.0 and work-life balance 4.0.; As of 2026Source: glassdoor.ca

What to weigh

Hospital-wide Glassdoor sits at 3.8/5 from 103 reviews, and only 63% say they would recommend the employer to a friend.

As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com

The reality check

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Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 6, 2026
Website: nm.org ↗

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