Riverside Healthcare
Community Hospital · Kankakee, IL
- 3
- open roles, live count
- 341
- beds
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Community Hospital
- Recognition
- Magnet®
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1 · Nights 1 · Rotating 1
Benefits
Employer states paid training and career-growth opportunities; residency includes a professional development plan. No separate tuition or loan-help details validated.
What stands out
New graduates
Every newly licensed nurse is enrolled in the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency based on hire date—no separate application.
Experienced nurses
Riverside Medical Center is Magnet-recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
As of 2026Source: riversidehealthcare.orgNew graduates
You get a mentor and a preceptor, with monthly small-group clinical reflection led by an experienced nurse facilitator and educators who round on the units.
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Inpatient behavioral health is undergoing a nearly $30 million rebuild of 1973-era units through 2027, adding more private rooms and geriatric BH space.
As of 2026-05-14Source: riversidehealthcare.orgExperienced nurses
One of our RN postings listed $49.30 an hour.
From employer postingsAs of 2026-07-28New graduates
The 12-month residency runs about four hours a month and is open to new-grad RNs, new-grad LPNs, and nurses with little or no acute-care experience.
Experienced nurses
Allnurses data shows about 1.52 RNs per bed across 341 beds, with a staffing grade A and 20.6 HPPD.
As of 2026Source: allnurses.comMoving here
This non-profit system is headquartered at 350 N Wall St in Kankakee and serves Kankakee, Iroquois, Will, and Grundy counties.
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program at Riverside Medical Center · Vizient/AACN · Applications: No separate application; every newly licensed nurse enrolled based on hire date
- Preceptors and orientation
New grads get mentor and preceptor; monthly clinical reflection in small groups with experienced nurse facilitator; educators round on units
- Career development
Employer states paid training and opportunities for career growth; residency covers professional development plan
As of 2026Source: riversidehealthcare.org
Working conditions
- Scheduling
Day and night shifts preferred on RN posting; full-time and part-time; former RN described 13+ hour shifts
As of 2020-02-03Source: glassdoor.com
The city
Living in Kankakee, IL
Kankakee sits along the Kankakee River about an hour south of Chicago, offering small-city pace with easy metro access. Tree-lined riverfront parks and historic downtown architecture give it a quiet riverside feel, while nearby farmland reinforces its rural character. An approachable option for RNs seeking a slower lifestyle within commuting distance of major healthcare networks.
Browse roles in Kankakee
- Metro price level · Kankakee area
- 4% below the national average
- BEA index 96.4 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,023/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $47,514/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 be joining a Magnet-recognized teaching hospital on Wall Street in Kankakee—a non-profit medical center with about 341 beds that serves Kankakee, Iroquois, Will, and Grundy counties.
- Community Hospital · Kankakee
- Magnet® recognized
- Hiring days & nights & rotating
More about Riverside Healthcare
If you are newly licensed, the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency enrolls you automatically based on your hire date. You get a mentor and a preceptor, monthly small-group clinical reflection with an experienced facilitator, and educators who round on the units; the program runs about four hours a month for a year and is also open to new-grad LPNs and nurses with little acute-care experience. Behavioral health is a live story here. A nearly $30 million multi-phase rebuild of the 1973 inpatient BH units started in fall 2025 and runs through 2027, adding more private rooms, geriatric BH space, and therapeutic design. One RN posting we saw listed $49.30 an hour. Day and night shifts appear on postings in full-time and part-time form. Allnurses data shows roughly 1.52 RNs per bed, 20.6 HPPD, and a staffing grade A at about 39.8% occupancy. The honest gap: a 2020 Glassdoor review from a former Kankakee RN described 13-plus-hour shifts with little or no lunch, dangerous ratios, and a punitive feel. Broader Kankakee Glassdoor sits around 3.5/5 from 86 reviews, with 74% saying they would recommend and senior management the lowest-rated area at 3.0. Ask about current staffing and break culture when you talk with the unit.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Overall Kankakee ratings moderate-positive
- Kankakee Glassdoor ~3.5/5 from 86 reviews; 74% would recommend; work/life and career ops 3.9; senior management lowest at 3.0; 79% CEO approval.
- As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
- Unsafe staffing and punitive culture
- Former Kankakee RN (2020) reported no pros, long shifts without breaks, dangerous ratios, low morale, punitive environment; urged others to work elsewhere.
- As of 2020-02-03Source: glassdoor.com
- Covington location very poor ratings
- Covington Glassdoor 1.9/5 from only 4 reviews; 1% would recommend; work/life and comp ~2.8.
- As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Management-filtered reviews middling
- Management-tagged reviews show career ops 3.7, work/life 3.6, culture 3.3, comp 3.2; 53% positive business outlook.
- As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
What to weigh
A 2020 Glassdoor review from a former Kankakee RN described 13-plus-hour shifts with little or no lunch, dangerous nurse-patient ratios, low morale, and a punitive environment.
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 11, 2026
- Website
- riversidehealthcare.org ↗
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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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.
- ICURotating 11 open
- PACUDays 11 open
Behavioral Health / Inpatient Psych
Nearly $30M rebuild of inpatient behavioral health units (built 1973); more private rooms, geriatric BH space; completion expected 2027.
Source location unconfirmedSource: riversidehealthcare.orgHospital-wide staffing
allnurses profile: Riverside Medical Center 341 beds, 518 RNs, staffing grade A, 20.6 HPPD, 39.8% occupancy.
Source location unconfirmedSource: allnurses.comGeneral nursing (Kankakee)
Former RN (2020) alleged dangerous nurse-patient ratios, 13+ hour shifts with little/no lunch, census-driven call-offs.
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Open roles
Current openings at Riverside Healthcare
Refreshed throughout the day.
- LPN
- Night shift
- Per diem
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