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Registered Nurse - ICU

Mercy Medical Center

Aurora, Illinois

$35.35–$53.58/hr

About $74k–$111k/yr

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Posted Jul 31, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 1, 2026

What this might mean for you

Mercy Medical Center is hiring for its own floors — no agency between you and the manager. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $74k–$111k a year.

About this role

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The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the ICU. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients. They communicate with the physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Skills for this role

Patient CareHemodynamic Monitoring

Requirements

  • Current and valid state RN License
  • Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
  • Completion of Critical Care Course preferred
  • Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire
  • Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current
  • Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital, critical care preferred
  • Critical Care RN (CCRN) Certification preferred
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Benefits

  • Paid time off
  • 401K retirement plan
  • Medical coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Voluntary benefit options
  • Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

About the employer

Mercy Medical Center
Hospital

You are looking at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. That is the concrete setting on file: a medical center in Aurora, with Illinois as the licensing and tax backdrop. What is not on file yet matters as much as…

What reviewers appreciate

  • Located in Aurora, Illinois
  • Illinois state income tax is a flat 4.95%
  • Comparison medians exist for UCHealth ($50.00/hr) and Children's Hospital Colorado ($38.34/hr) in the same employer set

What reviewers flag

  • No usable pay data from Mercy postings yet
  • No residency, tuition, loan, or career-ladder detail on file
  • Illinois is not a nursing compact state, so a separate IL license is required
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Living in Aurora, IL

Aurora sits along the Fox River west of Chicago and blends a revitalized downtown Historic District with quiet suburban streets and established residential hubs like Fox Valley. The midsize city offers ample clinical settings for nurses, tree-lined neighborhoods, and a calmer pace just an hours train ride from the Loop.

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State price level · Illinois
100
about the national average
Median gross rent
$1,596/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

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