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Registered Nurse (RN)

Avenora Elmhurst

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.

  1. 6 months before

    Shortlist units

    Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.

    Find residencies
  2. 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
  3. 2–3 months before

    Meet the unit manager

    Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.

    Prepare your questions
  4. 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

Avenora Elmhurst
Hiring organization

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 ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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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?

In Elmhurst, IL

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

See Elmhurst, IL

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