LPN - Part-Time

The Clare

Chicago, Illinois

You'll work part-time as an LPN in the Assisted Living/Memory Care Unit.

Posted Sep 29 · Closing date Oct 29 has passed

Shift and hours: Nights, alternating weeks: Friday and Monday · 6:30 pm to 7:00 am Shift : Week 1 - Friday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am, Week 2 - Monday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am1 shifts a week
Unit and setting: Assisted Living/Memory Care Unit · Assisted Living We are seeking to fill a Part-Time LPN role in our Assisted Living/Memory Care Unit.
License: LPN license Current nursing license valid in IllinoisCurrent Illinois nursing license
Term: Permanent We are seeking to fill a Part-Time LPN role in our Assisted Living/Memory Care Unit.Part-time

Do you qualify?

License: Current Illinois nursing license Current nursing license valid in Illinois Check your license
Certification: Valid CPR certification

What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most Chicago staff LPN rolesChicago staff LPN postings that state pay run $30/hr to $35/hr, the middle half $31/hr to $34/hr, across 43 postings.
Extra pay: night shift differential on top of base pay Salary : $34.00-$35.00 per hour, plus night shift differential

Benefits

Benefits401(k) matching401(k) matching
BenefitsEmployee assistance programEmployee assistance program
BenefitsPaid time offPaid time off
BenefitsReferral programReferral program
BenefitsDaily meals providedDaily meals provided

The role and schedule

Day to day: care plan development, monitoring and reassessment for each resident Responsible for identification of resident medical and behavioral changes and the development and monitoring of care plans and re-assessment of each resident.
Day to day: daily report to the Director of Health Services Provide daily report to the Director of Health Services concerning community conditions, personnel performance, resident conditions, and needs for nursing supplies.
Day to day: coordinate nursing care with other disciplines Ensure preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to residents and assists in the coordination of nursing care with care rendered by other disciplines.
Hours stated: Week 1 - Friday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am, Week 2 - Monday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am

The workplace

The Clare

Hiring organization

The Clare is a Life Plan Community (Continuing Care Retirement Community) located in Chicago's prestigious Gold Coast neighborhood, and is the only CCRC in the Gold Coast area. Designed by world-renowned architect Ralph Johnson of Perkins+Wills as a vertical suburban…

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Salary : $34.00-$35.00 per hour, plus night

shift differential

Part-Time LPN Shift : Week 1 - Friday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am, Week 2 - Monday 6:30 pm to 7:00 am Are you a compassionate, highly qualified and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with a love for providing outstanding care and customer service? Do you want to work in the heart of Chicago in a luxury residential community while making a difference in the lives of people? If so, then The Clare, the only Continuing Care Retirement Community in the Gold Coast area, wants you! We are seeking to fill a Part-Time LPN role in our Assisted Living/Memory Care Unit.

Here are a few of the daily responsibilities of an LPN

Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADL), family/social activities and actively promote independent lifestyle of residents. Responsible for identification of resident medical and behavioral changes and the development and monitoring of care plans and re-assessment of each resident. Provide daily report to the Director of Health Services concerning community conditions, personnel performance, resident conditions, and needs for nursing supplies.

Provide nursing care according to physician’s orders and in conformance with recognized nursing practice, established standards, and administrative policies. Ensure preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to residents and assists in the coordination of nursing care with care rendered by other disciplines.

Here are a few of the qualifications we need you to have

Current nursing license valid in Illinois Valid CPR certification

Benefits

401(k) matching Employee assistance program Paid time off Referral program Daily meals provided Many roles in the community may require that we ask about your vaccination status. This could include MMR, chicken pox, hepatitis, flu and COVID-19 vaccine status. If you're an enthusiastic, compassionate, senior care professional who is passionate about hospitality and senior engagement- please apply, we'd love to get to know you! EEO Employer

What's around it?

In Chicago, IL

Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,440/mo
Household income: $77,902/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Chicago, IL

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint. More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

Young professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint.

More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: hireahelper.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundSources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras. Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras.

Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: travelonthereg.com Source 5: facebook.com

OutdoorsLake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid. Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Lake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid.

Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: zillow.com Source 3: tripadvisor.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: hireahelper.com Source 6: blog.resy.com

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Chicago is less one city than 77 community areas, and that is the real choice a relocating nurse makes. Healthcare is among the city’s top industries. Young professionals live on the North Side lakefront—Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Edgewater, Uptown—and in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Logan Square, where the L beats the car and downtown is 10–25 minutes. Hyde Park and Bridgeport trade nightlife for greystones, lake or White Sox proximity, and lower prices; Gold Coast is the luxury tier. Live on a CTA line: drivers lost 112 hours to congestion in 2025, worst in the country. The payoff is Lake Michigan, a free Lincoln Park Zoo, the Riverwalk, Humboldt Park’s lagoon, and food from The Duck Inn and Longman & Eagle to pierogi and deep-dish. The Art Institute, Field Museum, Wrigley Field, Lollapalooza, and Blues Festival are everyday civic life. Winters are long, gray, and snowy; summers are why people stay. Typical rents sit near $1,900–$2,100 and climbing; property-tax bills keep rising. Crime is neighborhood-specific even after 2025 homicides fell to a 60-year low.

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As of 2026Source 1: hireahelper.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: blog.resy.com Source 7: choosechicago.com Source 8: travelonthereg.com

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Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.