Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
Specialty Hospital · New Lenox, Illinois
- 1
- open role, live count
- 112
- beds
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What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Specialty Hospital
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 1
Benefits
100% company-paid medical insurance up to family coverage; 401(k) matching; PTO; vision; dental; life insurance; shift differentials for nights and weekends.
The city
Living in New Lenox, IL
New Lenox is a growing southwest suburb of Chicago with a small-town feel and easy access to the city via I-80 and Metra rail. The village features a historic downtown area and expanding residential neighborhoods, offering nurses a quieter pace of life while remaining commutable to major hospital networks in the Chicago metro area.
Browse roles in New Lenox- State price level · Illinois
- 100
- about the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,431/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You pull into free parking out front of a freestanding behavioral hospital on the Silver Cross campus in New Lenox—two stories, roughly 110–112 beds, opened in 2019. The work is inpatient psychiatry and substance use across a clear continuum: a 25-bed adult program for ages 18–54 with medical detox from opiates, benzos, and alcohol; a 25-bed adolescent unit for ages 13–17; and the Senior Adult Monarch Program for geriatric psychiatric care.
- Specialty Hospital · New Lenox
- Hiring days
More about Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
Women's trauma and LGBTQ programs, day hospital, and intensive outpatient sit alongside. Full-time RN roles post at $35–$45 an hour. Shifts run 6:45am–7:15pm or overnight, with differentials for weekday overnights and weekend days and nights. The same RN posting lists 100% company-paid medical insurance up to family coverage, plus 401(k) matching, PTO, vision, dental, and life insurance. Glassdoor ratings land around 2.7 out of 5 from about 26 reviews, and a former nurse described training as terribly disorganized and the unit as understaffed. If psych nursing with defined programs on a suburban campus is what you want, this is the concrete shape of the job—you weigh whether the tradeoffs fit.
Environment promoting healing and recovery from mental health or substance abuse disorders; full continuum of inpatient, day hospital, and IOP for adolescents, adults, and seniors.
Why nurses stay
How they describe the culture
What nurses say in reviews
Glassdoor about 2.7/5 from 26 reviews; roughly 27% would recommend to a friend; work/life ~2.4, career ~2.5, comp/benefits ~3.1. A former nurse described leadership as unapproachable, training as terribly disorganized, and the unit as understaffed; others noted a newer building and free parking. One RN House Supervisor / Infection Control / Educator review rated 5.0.
The good
- Full-time RN pay posted $35–$45/hour
- Shift differentials for weekday overnights and weekend day/overnight
- 100% company-paid medical insurance up to family coverage
- 401(k) matching, PTO, vision, dental, and life insurance listed
- Free parking out front at a freestanding campus hospital
- Adult, adolescent, and senior inpatient programs plus detox, trauma, and LGBTQ tracks
The hard parts
- Glassdoor roughly 2.7/5 from 26 reviews with low recommend rate
- Former nurse called training terribly disorganized
- Reviewer described unit as understaffed and not a safe environment
- Staff reportedly share the patient dining room and the same entree
“I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
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- Roles last seen active
- Jul 23, 2026
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Registered Nurse (RN)(Full-time) 6:45am-7:15pm
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New Lenox, Illinois
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