Nurse Manager - ICU
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
Kankakee, Illinois
The Manager of ICU is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all critical care nursing service functions. St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee is a community hospital.
- Eligibility
- Critical Care
Posted Aug 4
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- ICU · Hospital
- License
- RN license current and valid state Registered Nurse license
- Term
- Permanent Position Type Full TimeFull-time
Do you qualify?
- License
- current and valid state Registered Nurse license
- Certification
- BLS (AHA)
- Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (AHA)
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Experience
- supervisory/management experience
- Experience
- continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Illinois ICU rolesIllinois ICU postings that state pay run $78k/yr to $127k/yr, the middle half $87k/yr to $112k/yr, across 67 postings.
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Pay reviews
- starting compensation determined by skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials, and licensure
Benefits
- Benefitspaid time off
- Benefits401K retirement plan
- Benefitsmedical coverage
- Benefitsdental coverage
- Benefitsvision coverage
- Benefitstuition reimbursement
More benefits (2)
- Benefitsvoluntary benefit options
- medical, dental, and vision coverage
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assume 24-hour administrative responsibility for management of all critical care nursing service functions The Manager of ICU is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all critical care nursing service functions.
- Day to day
- supervise, assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care delivery Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care.
- Day to day
- develop and implement departmental plans including performance improvement and regulatory compliance Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
- Day to day
- supervise and evaluate unit personnel, manage unit responsibilities, and report directly to CNO/DON
- Day to day
- communicate effectively with staff, physicians, and administration Communicates effectively with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally.
- Day to day
- consult with staff, physicians, and Nurse Executive on nursing issues and hospital policy interpretation Consults with staff, physicians and Nurse Executive on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
- On call
- 24-hour administrative responsibility
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
- rn_hours_per_patient_day
- 15.15 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 15.15 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
- 15.68 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 15.68 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- contract_rn_hours_share
- 0.55 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 0.55 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- employed_rn_hours_share
- 99.45 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 99.45 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_turnover_rate
- 41.67 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2025: 41.67 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_vacancy_rate
- 25 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2026: 25.00 %Critical Care unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_hours_per_patient_day
- 4.9 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 4.90 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_hours_per_patient_day
- 30.71 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 30.71 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
- 7.33 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 7.33 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
- 37.52 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 37.52 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- contract_rn_hours_share
- 0.15 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 0.15 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- contract_rn_hours_share
- 0 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 0.00 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- employed_rn_hours_share
- 99.85 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 99.85 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- employed_rn_hours_share
- 100 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 100.00 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_turnover_rate
- 180 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2025: 180.00 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_turnover_rate
- 0 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2025: 0.00 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_vacancy_rate
- 75 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2026: 75.00 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
- rn_vacancy_rate
- 0 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2026: 0.00 %Mother/Baby unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
The workplace
You would be applying to St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, a community hospital serving Kankakee and the towns around it. In 2026 Forbes listed it among the country’s Top Hospitals and as the only Five-Star Overall honoree in Kankakee County…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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Nurse Manager - ICU
Location US-IL-Kankakee
ID 2026-274179
Category Manager RN
Position Type Full Time
Shift Days
Job Type Exempt
Overview
- Department: ICU
Schedule
Full-Time, Days
- Facility: Prime Healthcare Saint Mary's Hospital
- Location: Kankakee, IL 60901
Responsibilities
The Manager of ICU is a Registered Nurse who assumes 24-hour administrative responsibility for the management of all critical care nursing service functions. Supervises, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of patient care. Develops and implements departmental plans, including performance improvement activities and compliance with current regulations.
Supervises and evaluates all personnel assigned to the unit and effectively utilizes nursing personnel, time responsibilities for the unit and is directly accountable to the CNO/DON. Communicates effectively with staff, physicians and administration both written and verbally. Consults with staff, physicians and Nurse Executive on nursing issues and interpretation of hospital policies to ensure patient needs are met.
Qualifications
Education, experience, training
- Must have a current and valid state license as a Registered Nurse.
- BLS (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
- A minimum of two years supervisory/management experience necessary.
- Minimum of three years of continuous clinical experience in a clinical/acute care setting.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (AHA) upon hire and maintain current.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), required for all hires after 1/11/2021.
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Pay Transparency
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $88,483.20 to $133,390.40 on an annualized basis.
The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
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Shift
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What's around it?
Kankakee, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,023/mo
- Household income
- $47,514/yr, all local households, not nurse pay