Registered Nurse
Chicago Ridge, Illinois
RN
Sign-on bonusPosted Jul 20
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Sign-on bonus
- $3,000
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
RN Staff Nurse position at Avantara Chicago Ridge providing resident care including medication administration, resident assessments, team leadership, and resident advocacy. Ensuring residents receive care as directed by their individual care plans.
Sourced from a public job board.
Requirements
- Unencumbered State of Illinois RN license
- Prior RN experience preferable but not required
Benefits
- RN Sign-On Bonus: $3,000
- Competitive wages
- Bonus opportunities
- Shift differentials
- Tuition reimbursement
- Internal growth opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package
- 401K with employer match
Place
- City
- Chicago Ridge, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,304/mo
- Local household income
- $68,964/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
A quiet southwest suburb of Chicago, Chicago Ridge offers small-town calm with nearby shopping at Chicago Ridge Mall and quick rail access to downtown. It is a practical home base for nurses who want affordability and space without losing connection to the city's hospitals and nightlife.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You show up to a Legacy Healthcare skilled nursing building in the Chicago area—Peterson Park sits on a quiet, tree-lined Northwest Side stretch near buses, shops, and universities—and the day is post-hospital rehab, wound care, short-term respite, or dementia work…
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- 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?
