Registered Nurse (RN) - General Medicine
Park Ridge, Illinois
Posted Jul 8
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Illinois is $35/hr, across 937 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
REGISTERED NURSE (RN) – Medical Surgical. 14 West is a 31-bed High Reliability General Medicine Care unit with focus in Hospice Care, Adult Cystic Fibrosis, general medical/surgical diagnosis, and substance abuse. Multidisciplinary team approach using relationship-based care model of nursing. Located at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, a 686 bed, non-profit, acute care, teaching hospital, level 1 trauma center and level 3 perinatal center. Five-time Magnet Designee.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- RN
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- adoption assistance
Place
- City
- Park Ridge, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,537/mo
- Local household income
- $142,986/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
- Address
- 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Park Ridge is a quiet, tree-lined suburb northwest of Chicago, blending small-town charm with easy proximity to the city. Near the Des Plaines River and minutes from O'Hare, it suits nurses seeking a calmer residential pace while staying connected to Chicagoland's major healthcare networks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You are looking at a large faith-based Chicago system—Advocate Health Care, now part of Advocate Health—where nursing stretches across Magnet hospitals, clinics, and specialty teams rather than a single tower. On the ground that can mean a 31-bed high-reliability med-surg…
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?