Riverside Healthcare
Community hospital in Kankakee, IL
- $65k–$105k/yr posted pay across 5 roles
- 341 beds
- Hiring nights and days
- Nurse residency
From 6 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 28, 2026Sources
For the Riverside Healthcare hiring team
2 nurses and nursing students on Nursing Mastery who want to work in Illinois are open to offers for your roles.
- ICU2 roles · 1 who fit
- IMCU1 role · 0 who fit
- PACU1 role · 1 who fit
Is this your hospital?
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The short version
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.
Employer research, Jul 28, 2026
Every newly licensed nurse is enrolled in the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency based on hire date—no separate application.
For new gradsSources
Riverside Medical Center is Magnet-recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: riversidehealthcare.orgYou 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.
For new gradsSources
Who it fits
Best fit
- New grads: 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
Nursing here
- Recognition
Magnet recognized
Riverside Healthcare · employer research
- 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
Riverside Healthcare · employer research
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- Preceptors and orientation
New grads get mentor and preceptor; monthly clinical reflection in small groups with experienced nurse facilitator; educators round on units
Riverside Healthcare · employer research
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- Career development
Employer states paid training and opportunities for career growth; residency covers professional development plan
Riverside Healthcare · employer research
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As of 2026Source: riversidehealthcare.org- Scheduling
Day and night shifts preferred on RN posting; full-time and part-time; former RN described 13+ hour shifts
Riverside Healthcare · employer research
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As of 2020-02-03Source: glassdoor.com
Benefits
Employer states paid training and career-growth opportunities; residency includes a professional development plan. No separate tuition or loan-help details validated.
Units hiring now
- ICUNights 1 · Rotating 12 open
- IMCUNights 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.
Sources
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.
Sources
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.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.com
Workplace photos
What nurses say
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.
Sources
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.
Sources
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.
Sources
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.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.sg
The hard parts
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.
Sources
As of 2020-02-03Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What is the usual patient load, and how often do nurses float?
Living in Kankakee, IL
Anchored by the Kankakee River and the historic Riverview neighborhood's Frank Lloyd Wright homes, Kankakee gives nurses a distinct river-town rhythm. Living costs sit about 4% below the national average, making it an affordable base where off-shift hours mean paddling downstream, exploring limestone bluffs, and unwinding along quiet waterside trails.
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
Common questions
Does Riverside Healthcare hire new grads?
Its 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.
Which shifts are open?
Of the 6 roles with a stated shift, 3 are night shifts, 1 is a day shift, 1 is an evening shift and 1 is a rotating shift.
Which units are hiring?
ICU (2), IMCU (1) and PACU (1).
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Riverside Healthcare, and we tell you what happens next.
Current openings at Riverside Healthcare
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Evening shift
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- FT 5p-5:30a
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- 5p-5:30a
LPN - Miller Healthcare (TR/PRN Nights)
$31–$41/hr
- LPN
- Night shift
- Per diem
- Magnet-designated
- RN
- Day shift
Want to work here?
The hiring team at Riverside Healthcare sees your name and profile, never your email or phone.
Sources
- allnurses.com/employers/riverside-healthcare-s631
Nursing here
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-Riverside-Healthcare-E274292-RVW31665385.htm
Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2020-02-03
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Riverside-Healthcare-Kankakee-Reviews-EI_IE274292.0,20_IL.21,29_IM436.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Riverside-Healthcare-Covington-Reviews-EI_IE274292.0,20_IL.21,30_IC1155605.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.sg/Reviews/Riverside-Healthcare-management-Reviews-EI_IE274292.0,20_KH21,31.htm
What nurses say · as of 2026
- riversidehealthcare.org
Employer website
- riversidehealthcare.org/professional-education/nurse-residency-program
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2023-10-31
- riversidehealthcare.org/news-and-media/riverside-healthcare-invests-to-expand-inpatient-behavioral-health
Nursing here
- youtube.com/watch
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2023-10-31
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