RN or LPN Full Time NOC
Crestwood, Illinois
Crestwood Terrace is long-term care.
- Shift and hours
- 8-hour nights
- Unit and setting
- Psych · Behavioral Health
- License
- RN licenseRN or LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- RN or LPN license
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 residencies4–6 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 jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround 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 1,662 postings.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
- retirement savings plan
- Educational Assistance program
- Refer-a-Friend programs
- Annual merit increase opportunities
More benefits (1)
- Employee recognition programs
The role and schedule
- Charting
- PointClickCare
The workplace
You would work 11:00 pm-7:00 am overnights, full-time or part-time, with every other weekend. Newly licensed nurses are welcome, including a one-year Director of Nursing and AIT program with floor work and classroom time. Long-tenured nursing staff are described as…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for 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?
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Your fit
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN): Join us and be the reason someone smiles today!
- Salary: RN $40/hr. LPN Up to $34/hr.
Schedule
Overnights Full Time
- Shift: 11:00 pm - 7:00 am
You’re not just your job title. Your role here extends far beyond your job description. You are a friend and family member to each resident. You know their name and their story. You are providing compassion and companionship to those in our care. This family aspect is what sets us apart from other health care sectors.
When someone becomes a patient here, each of us becomes their partner on their journey to healthy living. No matter the illness, injury or limitation.
Join us and make a connection of your own. Join us and make a difference in someone’s life.
A little more about our center
Crestwood Terrace is an Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) with 126 beds and is providing patient care to the mentally ill/behavior health population (ages 21 and up). Located in a quiet neighborhood, we are one of 3 medical centers on our street. What makes us unique:
- 5-Star Quality measure – this means we provide excellent clinical care!
- Consistently high patient satisfaction rating and feedback – our residents love us!
- Our Social Services team is proud of their specialized programming, including restorative, Life Skills Training as well as off & onsite therapy sessions.
- Our patients are active and ready to engage with you. Stop by the game room and play a little basketball, air hockey or arcade games with them. They can’t wait to meet you.
- We have a close-knit team that has FUN and even produced a Crestwood Family Christmas card. Casual Fridays, Ugly Christmas sweater contest, t-shirt slogan contests… It’s a happy place to work.
The National Association of Rehab Providers & Agencies ( NARA ) awarded Transitional Care Management their “Impact Award” for 2023 for our Life Skills Programming. This center is using that very same “Life Skills Program” and changing lives every day. Ask us about it during your interview – we’d be delighted to share our Social Services success stories. It’s so much more than what your current Psych/Social team is doing now!
What you will do in this role
As a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will be joining a team of nursing professionals dedicated to providing excellent clinical care. Some have been with us for a long time and can mentor others. You will help patients reach their clinical goals and work side by side with a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.
Our Floor Nurses are among the best & they would love to have you join them.
What’s in it for you
- Employee breakroom with lockers, summer outdoor grilling on the patio …
- Flexible scheduling – we understand when things come up
- Casual Fridays & a manageable workload (not a lot of lifting)
- A team that takes pride in their center – they have the cleanest floors you’ll ever see.
- Employee recognition programs
- Annual merit increase opportunities
- Robust benefits package, including a retirement savings plan
- Refer-a-Friend programs – Bring your friends & earn a $ bonus $.
- Educational Assistance program – We’ll help you $ pay $ for your classes.
- Ask us about our Director of Nursing and AIT training programs . A one year intensive hands-on & classroom program to help prepare you for the next step in your career!
Crystal, our employee of 24 years, says “I love my residents & I love my boss. She works with my schedule and supported me personally when times were tough.”
What we need from you
- Registered Nurse (RN)or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in IL
- Prior experience in a SNF or ICF preferred
- Prior experience or desire to work with behavioral population
- New Graduate Nurses are welcome to apply!
- Electronic medical records experience is helpful (Point Click Care or PCC is ideal)
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be the reason someone smiles today.
Additional information
Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job.
What's around it?
Crestwood, IL
Living costs about the same as the US average