Staff Nurse, Medical ICU - Full-Time, Nights

Chicago, Illinois

You'll work on a 24-bed MICU split into north and south sides of 12 beds each. UChicago Medicine is an academic medical center.

Posted Oct 6

Shift and hours: Nights, 7PM to 7:30AM Shift: Nights, 7PM-7:30AM36 hours a week
Unit and setting: 9N&S MICU, Hyde Park campus At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world’s most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex.patients with all conditions, from common to complex
License: RN licenseCurrent Illinois RN license
Term: Permanent Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9)Full-time, 0.9 FTE

Do you qualify?

License: Current Illinois RN license Check your license
Certification: Active BLS certification from the AHA Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
Education: Graduate of an NLN-accredited nursing school Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing
Education: Associate degree in nursing (ADN) accepted Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred

Education: BSN or higher BSN degree or higher
Experience: 2+ years ICU experience

What it pays

Tuition assistance: Offered

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement
CEU Allowance

Posted pay in Illinois

The role and schedule

Floating: Floats to other units
Union: CBA code NNU CBA Code: NNU
Charge: charge nurse duties when assigned Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned by Care Center Director or Patient Care Manager
Unit size: 24-bed unit, 12 beds per side This department is a 24 bed unit split into two sides the north and the south with 12 beds on each side.
Hours stated: Nights, 7PM-7:30AM
Details: 100% onsite at the Hyde Park campus This position is a 100% onsite opportunity

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: 18.1 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 18.10 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day: 18.12 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 18.12 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share: 0 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 0.00 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share: 100 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 100.00 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate: 10.71 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2025: 10.71 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate: 22.5 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2026: 22.50 %Critical Care unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_hours_per_patient_day: 8.85 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 8.85 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_hours_per_patient_day: 14.21 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 14.21 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_hours_per_patient_day: 13.98 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 13.98 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day: 12.04 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 12.04 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day: 15.28 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 15.28 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day: 15.2 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 15.20 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share: 0 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 0.00 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share: 0.51 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 0.51 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share: 0.06 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (NICU) 2025: 0.06 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share: 100 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 100.00 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share: 99.49 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 99.49 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share: 99.94 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (NICU) 2025: 99.94 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate: 12.06 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2025: 12.06 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate: 20.16 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2025: 20.16 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate: 17.2 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2026: 17.20 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate: 4.8 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2026: 4.80 %Mother/Baby unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)

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Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, University of Chicago Medicine , as a Staff Nurse (RN) in the 9N&S MICU department at our Hyde Park campus. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity . You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

At UChicago Medicine, we bring the world’s most innovative approaches to patients with all conditions, from common to complex. This department is a 24 bed unit split into two sides the north and the south with 12 beds on each side. We are the second largest unit and have a free-floating charge nurse.

MICU is the only inpatient unit with a tier 1 score for employee engagement for three consecutive years. You will have the ability to work with physicians that are constantly pushing the bounds of possibility forward, conducting groundbreaking research and providing lifesaving, personalized patient care. A staff nurse is a registered professional nurse (RN) who manages patient centered care that is outcome directed.

Patient centered care principles and professional nursing practice standards provide the foundation for the nurse to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care provided. The staff nurse assumes the primary responsibility and accountability for all patient care personally provided and that provided by those directly under her/his supervision.

Essential Job Functions

Utilizes appropriate assessment skills to determine patient needs Develops a plan of care for those patients whose needs do not require the expertise of a Case Manager or collaborates with the Case Manager to develop a plan of care for specified patients Manager or collaborates with the Case Manager to develop a plan of care for specified patients Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned by Care Center Director or Patient Care Manager Provides support to peers by assisting as needed, being a resource person and working as a team member Assists Care Center in development/attainment of goals and objectives Uses clinical pathways and/or plans of care incorporating standards of practice Assesses own need for professional growth and development and seeks appropriate resources to meeting needs Attends continuing education programs and participates in program evaluation

Required Qualifications

Graduate of an NLN accredited School of Nursing Associate Degree in Nursing Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months. ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program Current Illinois RN license Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred Qualifications BSN degree or higher 2+ years ICU experience Position Details Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9) Shift: Nights, 7PM-7:30AM Work Location: Onsite - Hyde Park campus Unit/Department: 9N&S MICU CBA Code: NNU

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.