UROLOGY NURSE — REGISTERED NURSE (RN) First Call Urology
Chicago, Illinois
Posted Jun 24 · Not open to new grads
- Unit
- Urology
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
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
*urology nurse — registered nurse (RN)*
*First Call Urology*
Northwest Indiana / Chicago Metro Area
Full-Time | Field-Based
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Salary: $70,000 – $85,000 per year
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About first call urology
First Call Urology (FCU) is a urology company delivering specialist-level urological care directly to patients living in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and long term care (LTC) communities —
without requiring residents to leave their beds.
The role
The Designated Urology Nurse is the clinical backbone of FCU's nursing home program. You will be the on-site urology specialist at a defined cluster of skilled nursing and long term care facilities in the
Northwest Indiana and Chicago metro area — the clinical presence that makes everything else possible.
You will work closely with FCU's urology providers, facility nursing staff, and Directors of Nursing to deliver a comprehensive urology care program that most nursing home residents have never had access to before. You will be trained on advanced urology-specific clinical skills and you will be a genuine clinical expert in your facilities, not just
a coordinator.
This role is field-based. You will travel between a defined cluster of facilities in the NWI/Chicago area daily.
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What you will do
Clinical Care Delivery
- Conduct daily rounds across a defined cluster of skilled nursing and long term care facilities in the NWI/Chicago market
- Transport the FCU telehealth iPad from room to room, connecting residents directly to FCU urology providers for bedside video visits
- Perform Foley catheter insertions and changes per FCU protocol and physician orders
- Conduct bedside bladder scans (post-void residual measurements) and document results in real time
- Collect urine specimens via clean catch technique and straight catheterization when clean catch is not clinically feasible
- Administer antibiotic bladder instillations (bladder washes) for catheter-dependent residents with recurrent urinary tract infections per FCU standing orders
- Identify and escalate acute urology concerns to the FCU provider team promptly
Care Coordination & Chronic Disease Management
- Serve as the primary clinical liaison between FCU's urology providers and each facility's nursing team and administration
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
- Communicate with facility Directors of Nursing regarding patient status, care plan updates, and clinical concerns
- Attend monthly FCU case review and quality meetings
Staff Education & Training
- Educate facility nursing staff on proper Foley catheter care, maintenance, and infection prevention best practices
- Train nursing colleagues on early urinary tract infection symptom recognition and appropriate escalation pathways
- Serve as the on-site resource for urology-related clinical questions from facility staff
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What we are looking for
Required
- Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana and/or Illinois — or the ability to obtain licensure in both states prior to start
- Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience
- Proficiency in Foley catheter insertion and management
- Proficiency in urine specimen collection techniques
- Comfort with tablet and mobile technology
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation — this role requires daily travel between facilities in the NWI/Chicago area
- Strong communication skills — you will be the face of FCU at every facility you serve
- Clinical documentation discipline — accurate and timely
- Ability to work independently and manage your own daily schedule across multiple facility locations
Preferred (not required)
- Experience in skilled nursing, long term care, or post-acute care
- Urology nursing experience or exposure — inpatient, outpatient, or procedural
- Bladder scan experience (BladderScan or similar portable ultrasound device)
- Experience with chronic care management (CCM) documentation
- Wound care or IV certification (helpful but not required)
- BSN preferred — ADN candidates with strong LTC experience encouraged to apply
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What we offer
- Salary: $70,000 – $85,000 per year based on experience
- Performance bonus tied to patient outcomes and program growth
- Mileage reimbursement at IRS standard rate for all facility travel
- Health insurance contribution
- Paid time off — 15 days to start
- Comprehensive urology clinical skills training — bladder instillation protocols, advanced catheter management, urodynamic monitoring support
- A genuine specialty focus — this is not a generalist nursing role.
You will develop deep urology expertise that is rare and valuable
- A founding team role — you will help build FCU's clinical model from the ground up, with real input into how the pr
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Requirements
- Active unrestricted RN license in Indiana and/or Illinois
- Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana and/or Illinois — or the ability to obtain licensure in both states prior to start
- Minimum 2 years of clinical nursing experience
- Proficiency in Foley catheter insertion and management
- Proficiency in urine specimen collection techniques
- Comfort with tablet and mobile technology
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation — this role requires daily travel between facilities in the NWI/Chicago area
- Strong communication skills
- Clinical documentation discipline
Place
- City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
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.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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First Call Medical Services, operating through its First Call Urology (FCU) division, is a specialty urology company based in the Chicago, Illinois 60617 area serving the Northwest Indiana and Chicago metro region. FCU delivers specialist-level urological care directly to patients…
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