University of Illinois

Academic Medical Center · Chicago, IL

10
open roles, live count: $75k–$186k/yr
posted pay across 9 roles

On the floor

What the day-to-day looks like

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

Benefits

Indeed reviewers rated pay and benefits at 3.8 out of 5 stars, the highest-rated category among review dimensions, suggesting a relatively competitive benefits package.

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

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) is the clinical enterprise of the University of Illinois Chicago, part of the broader University of Illinois System — the state's largest institution of higher education and a premier employer in Illinois.

Academic Medical Center · Chicago
Hiring days & nights & evenings

More about University of Illinois

UI Health operates as an academic medical center integrating patient care, teaching, and research. The University of Illinois System employs approximately 17,965 people across its Chicago campus and additional locations in Urbana-Champaign, Springfield, and throughout the state. The system's HR mission emphasizes recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber in support of teaching, research, public service, and economic development. For nursing professionals, UI Health offers roles such as Staff Nurse I positions that integrate Shared Leadership, Evidence-Based Practice, Relationship-Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence into clinical practice. The organization emphasizes professional practice models and quality patient outcomes. Available positions include night-shift roles in surgical units and research nurse opportunities, reflecting the academic medical center's dual clinical and research missions. The employer requires Illinois residency within 180 days of hire for at least some nursing positions.

The University of Illinois System's mission centers on teaching, research, public service, and economic development. System Human Resource Services is dedicated to supporting this mission through strategic programs to recruit, develop, and retain a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. Nursing practice integrates Shared Leadership, Evidence-Based Practice, Relationship-Based Care, and standards of nursing excellence to improve patient outcomes.

Working here

Culture and working life

academicresearch-focusedevidence-based practiceshared leadershipdiverse workforceteaching institutionpublic servicerelationship-based care

What to consider

Indeed reports an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars for University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System based on 76 employee reviews. Detailed sub-ratings include: Work-life balance 3.5/5, Pay and benefits 3.8/5, Job security and advancement 3.3/5, Management 3.2/5, and Culture 3.3/5. Employees report appreciating a feeling of personal appreciation, a clear sense of purpose, and the ability to meet personal goals.

The good

Part of a premier academic medical center and top teaching/research university system with strong sense of mission and purpose
Pay and benefits rated highest among review categories at 3.8 out of 5 stars on Indeed
Employees report feeling personal appreciation and a clear sense of purpose
Opportunities for research nursing roles alongside clinical positions
Professional practice model incorporating Shared Leadership, Evidence-Based Practice, and Relationship-Based Care
Large system with multiple campuses and career pathways across Illinois

The hard parts

Management rated lowest among review categories at 3.2 out of 5 stars on Indeed
Job security and advancement rated below average at 3.3 out of 5 stars
Culture rated 3.3 out of 5 stars, suggesting room for improvement in workplace environment
Night shift positions with every-other-weekend scheduling may present work-life balance challenges

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

Relationship: Direct employer
Roles last seen active: Sep 9, 2026
Website: uic.edu ↗

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