Registered Nurse RN Stroke Navigator

OSF HealthCare

Rockford, Illinois

The stroke navigator contributes to the local performance of the stroke center requirements.

Posted Oct 9

Unit and setting: Hospital
License: RN license IL Reg Nurse LicenseIllinois RN license
Term: Permanent

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License: Illinois RN license IL Reg Nurse License Check your license
Certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (American Heart Association) Advanced Cardiac Life Support by American Heart Association
Certification: ABNN certification within 12 months of hireAfter hire · within 12 months of hire
Certification: SCRN or ANVC certification within 12 months of hireAfter hire · within 12 months of hire
Certification: ASC-BC certification within 12 months of hireAfter hire · within 12 months of hire
Certification: CNRN certification within 12 months of hireAfter hire · within 12 months of hire
Education: Bachelor’s degree in nursing
Experience: Two years work experience in neurosciences Two years' work experience in neurosciences.
Experience: Neurosciences work experience
Also asks: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Also asks: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, detail oriented Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to be detail oriented.

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Also asks: Charge or lead nurse experience Charge or lead nurse experience.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Illinois PRN rolesIllinois PRN postings that state pay run $31/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $49/hr, across 289 postings.
Pay reviews: Pay based on years of licensure Actual pay is based on years of licensure.

The role and schedule

Day to day: liaison between program requirements and hospital departments Serves as a liaison between the program requirements and hospital departments
Day to day: educates Mission Partners on stroke standard of care and documentation requirements educating Mission Partners regarding the standard of care and documentation requirements of the stroke patient
Day to day: resource and support to regional hospitals as needed serves as a resource and support to regional hospitals as needed
Day to day: maintains positive relations among physicians, medical center personnel and ancillary staff Fosters and maintains positive relations among physicians, medical center personnel and ancillary staff
Day to day: works collaboratively with the accreditation coordinator on programmatic standards works collaboratively with the accreditation coordinator

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Pay range for this position is $39.34 - $52.16/hour. Actual pay is based on years of licensure. This is a Salaried position.

Overview

Position summary

The stroke navigator contributes to the local performance of the stroke center requirements. Serves as a liaison between the program requirements and hospital departments, as well as educating Mission Partners regarding the standard of care and documentation requirements of the stroke patient. The stroke navigator also serves as a resource and support to regional hospitals as needed. Fosters and maintains positive relations among physicians, medical center personnel and ancillary staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes are achieved. The stroke navigator works collaboratively with the accreditation coordinator to ensure successful implementation of programmatic standards of performance.

Qualifications

Required

Qualifications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Experience

Two years' work experience in neurosciences.

Licensure/

Certification

IL Reg Nurse License, Advanced Cardiac Life Support by American Heart Association, American Board of Neuroscience Nursing (ABNN), Stroke Certified RN (SCRN) or Association of Neurovascular Clinicians (ANVC), Advanced Stroke Coordinator (ASC-BC), Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) certification within 12 months of hire.

Other Skills/ Knowledge: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to be detail oriented.

Preferred qualifications

Experience

Charge or lead nurse experience.

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What's around it?

In Rockford, IL

Rockford, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $985/mo
Household income: $54,752/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Rockford, IL

NeighborhoodsLocals map the city on an east-side hierarchy: east of Mulford is treated as the best in-city pocket, east of Alpine as merely okay, and east of the Rock River as the least desirable. Many nurses and families skip city proper altogether for Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago—named as nice communities within 30 minutes or less of Rockford—plus Machesney Park and Cherry Valley as family-oriented suburban alternatives. Those towns function as short-drive bedroom communities rather than a long metro commute.

Locals map the city on an east-side hierarchy: east of Mulford is treated as the best in-city pocket, east of Alpine as merely okay, and east of the Rock River as the least desirable. Many nurses and families skip city proper altogether for Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago—named as nice communities within 30 minutes or less of Rockford—plus Machesney Park and Cherry Valley as family-oriented suburban alternatives.

Those towns function as short-drive bedroom communities rather than a long metro commute.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com

Getting aroundThe average commute in Rockford is about 17.29 minutes, and daily life is car-dependent rather than transit-based, oriented around Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago are routinely described as 30 minutes or less from the city, which is how many professionals trade a short drive for quieter towns. Sources do not detail hospital-campus parking, shift-change traffic, or named bus lines to the main medical campuses.

The average commute in Rockford is about 17.29 minutes, and daily life is car-dependent rather than transit-based, oriented around Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago are routinely described as 30 minutes or less from the city, which is how many professionals trade a short drive for quieter towns. Sources do not detail hospital-campus parking, shift-change traffic, or named bus lines to the main medical campuses.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: theurbanlivingguide.com

OutdoorsAnderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre oasis often described as one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America, minutes from Midway Village. Rock Cut State Park, just northeast of the city, is the default for hiking, boating, camping, and wildlife; smaller favorites include Rotary Forest Preserve, Sinnissippi Park, and the Sinnissippi Riverwalk along the Rock River, plus Klehm Arboretum. Summer means Volcano Falls; fall means regional apple orchards with festive activities.

Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre oasis often described as one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America, minutes from Midway Village. Rock Cut State Park, just northeast of the city, is the default for hiking, boating, camping, and wildlife; smaller favorites include Rotary Forest Preserve, Sinnissippi Park, and the Sinnissippi Riverwalk along the Rock River, plus Klehm Arboretum.

Summer means Volcano Falls; fall means regional apple orchards with festive activities.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: midwayvillage.com Source 2: redfin.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: theurbanlivingguide.com

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Living in Rockford

Rockford, the Forest City on the Rock River, is a manufacturing-rooted midsize Illinois city where an $80k-$150k nursing salary stretches unusually far: median homes sit around $135,000-$136,785, rents are commonly cited near $778, and monthly housing for a single adult is sketched at $810-$1,180. What is distinct is the combination of that price, a roughly 17-minute average commute, and serious outdoor and cultural inventory—Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rock Cut State Park, Sinnissippi Riverwalk, the 1920s Coronado Performing Arts Center, Burpee Museum's Jane the T. rex, and Discovery Center. Locals are blunt about geography: live east of Mulford if you stay in the city; otherwise look at Roscoe, Rockton, Cherry Valley, Machesney Park, Byron, Stillman Valley, or Winnebago, all within about 30 minutes. Tradeoffs are real. Crime comes up constantly, shopping is mostly CherryVale Mall and strip centers, winters are sub-freezing and heat-expensive, and daily life is car-dependent via Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Dining has named keepers—Lucha, Embassy rooftop, Woodfire—plus downtown's Rockford City Market. For a nurse, the pitch is purchasing power and short drives, not nightlife density or urban polish.

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As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: theurbanlivingguide.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: midwayvillage.com Source 6: redfin.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: facebook.com

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