Registered Nurse (RN)
Elmhurst, Illinois
Posted Aug 27 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Nights
- Unit and setting
- Rehab
- License
- RN license Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois or authorization to practice in Illinois.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois or authorization to practice in Illinois. Check your license
- Certification
- Current CPR/BLS certification as required.
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Also asks
- Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
- Also asks
- Ability to work effectively with residents, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary staff.
- Also asks
- Reliable attendance and professional conduct.
Preferred
- Experience
- Skilled nursing or long-term care experience. Preferred: Skilled nursing or long-term care experience.
- Experience
- Post-acute rehabilitation experience. Preferred: Post-acute rehabilitation experience.
- Experience
- Charge nurse experience. Preferred: Charge nurse experience.
- Experience
- Wound care, IV therapy, feeding tube, or complex clinical-care experience. Preferred: Wound care, IV therapy, feeding tube, or complex clinical-care experience.
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Illinois staff rolesIllinois staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $48/hr, across 1,652 postings.
The role and schedule
- Charge
- Charge shifts are part of the role
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, 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
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Avenora Elmhurst
Elmhurst, Illinois Full-Time | Part-Time | PRN
Join the Avenora Elmhurst Nursing Team
Avenora Elmhurst is seeking compassionate, dependable, and clinically skilled Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our nursing team.
We provide skilled nursing, post-acute rehabilitation, and long-term care services in a supportive environment focused on resident safety, dignity, recovery, and quality of life.
If you are an RN who values teamwork, professional growth, and providing excellent resident-centered care, we would like to hear from you.
Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse at Avenora Elmhurst, you will
- Provide direct nursing care to residents in accordance with physician orders and individualized care plans.
- Perform resident assessments and monitor changes in clinical condition.
- Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately.
- Provide wound care, IV therapy, feeding tube care, catheter care, and other skilled nursing treatments as appropriate.
- Notify physicians, nurse practitioners, supervisors, and families of significant changes in resident condition.
- Complete accurate and timely nursing documentation.
- Review and implement physician/provider orders.
- Participate in admissions, readmissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Coordinate care with physicians, therapy, pharmacy, dietary, social services, hospice, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Supervise and provide clinical direction to LPNs and CNAs when serving as charge nurse.
- Promote fall prevention, pressure-injury prevention, infection control, and resident safety.
- Respond appropriately to emergencies and changes in resident condition.
- Protect resident rights, privacy, dignity, and confidentiality.
- Follow infection-control, HIPAA, facility, state, and federal requirements.
- Participate in quality improvement and survey-readiness activities.
Qualifications
Required
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Illinois or authorization to practice in Illinois.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Current CPR/BLS certification as required.
- Strong clinical assessment and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with residents, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary staff.
- Reliable attendance and professional conduct.
Preferred
- Skilled nursing or long-term care experience.
- Post-acute rehabilitation experience.
- Charge nurse experience.
- Wound care, IV therapy, feeding tube, or complex clinical-care experience.
New graduate RNs are encouraged to apply.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation
- Full-time, part-time, and PRN opportunities
- Supportive nursing leadership
- Team-oriented work environment
- Opportunities for professional development and advancement
- Experience caring for both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care residents
- Meaningful opportunity to make a difference in residents' lives
Schedule
Available schedules may include
- Day Shift
- Evening Shift
- Night Shift
- Weekday and Weekend Opportunities
- Full-Time
- Part-Time
- PRN
About Avenora Elmhurst
Avenora Elmhurst is a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facility committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care. Our interdisciplinary team works together to help residents recover, maintain independence, and achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Apply Today
If you are a dedicated Registered Nurse looking for an opportunity to grow professionally while providing excellent care, we encourage you to apply and become part of the Avenora Elmhurst team.
- Job Type: Full-Time, Part-Time, PRN
- Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
- Location: Elmhurst, IL
Avenora Elmhurst is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Pay: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
What's around it?
Elmhurst, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,975/mo
- Household income
- $149,644/yr, all local households, not nurse pay