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Registered Nurse (RN), Med/Surg Telemetry - Full-Time (36HRS), Night

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UChicago Medicine

Harvey, Illinois

You'll work as an RN on the Med/Surg Telemetry unit at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. UChicago Medicine is an academic medical center.

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 20

Shift and hours
Nights · 12-⁠hour shifts36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Med/Surg Telemetry · Hospital Unit/Department: Med/Surg Telemetry
License
RN license Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of IllinoisCurrent Illinois RN license or valid temporary permit
Term
Permanent Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9)Full-time, 0.9 FTE

Do you qualify?

License
Current Illinois RN license or valid temporary permit Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois Check your license
Certification
Active BLS from the AHA Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
Education
BSN or ADN from an accredited nursing school Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) OR Associate's (ADN)

Preferred

Experience
Acute care or related experience within the last five years Acute care or related experience, providing nursing care to patients within at least the last five years.

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Illinois staff rolesIllinois staff postings that state pay run $30/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $48/hr, across 2,223 postings.
Sign-on bonus
$1,500
Bonus
Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 Eligible for a Sign-on Bonus up to $15,00 0

Benefits

  • Sign-on bonus

The role and schedule

Precepting
You would precept other nurses serving as resource, preceptor, mentor, and leader for physicians, professional peers, and other fellow employees
Union
National Nurse United (NNU) CBA Code: NNU National Nurse United
Day to day
complex nursing skills and delegating tasks to the care team Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members
Day to day
participative supervision of the Patient Care Team providing participative supervision to the Patient Care Team in collaboration with the Patient Manager
Details
100% onsite This position is a 100% onsite opportunity
Details
Must be based in the greater Chicagoland area You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Support on this unit

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

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6.01 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 6.01 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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6.01 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 6.01 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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21.9 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 21.90 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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78.1 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 78.10 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate
27.12 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2025: 27.12 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate
15.2 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2026: 15.20 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_hours_per_patient_day
14.41 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 14.41 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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29.64 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 29.64 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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0 hours_per_patient_day Total RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 0.00 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
14.41 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 14.41 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
29.64 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 29.64 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
total_nursing_hours_per_patient_day
0 hours_per_patient_day Total Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 0.00 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share
19.73 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 19.73 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share
1.1 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 1.10 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
contract_rn_hours_share
100 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (NICU) 2025: 100.00 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share
80.27 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 80.27 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share
98.9 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 98.90 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
employed_rn_hours_share
0 percent Percentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (NICU) 2025: 0.00 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate
35.71 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2025: 35.71 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_turnover_rate
12.5 percent RN Turnover Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2025: 12.50 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate
16.6 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2026: 16.60 %Critical Care unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
rn_vacancy_rate
3.7 percent RN Vacancy Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2026: 3.70 %Mother/Baby unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

Original listing

Posted on UChicago Medicine’s careers page.

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Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Med/Surg Telemetry unit . This position is a 100% onsite opportunity . You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Eligible for a Sign-on Bonus up to $15,00 0 With the leadership of the Manager, the Registered Nurse functions as an interactive resource in clinical nursing and professional practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for coordinating and performing direct nursing care for patients, utilizing concepts of the nursing process, serving as resource, preceptor, mentor, and leader for physicians, professional peers, and other fellow employees, and providing participative supervision to the Patient Care Team in collaboration with the Patient Manager.

Essential Job Functions

Collaborates closely with physicians to assess, design, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the patient’s plan of care and the patient’s outcomes Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members according to unit-specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served as delineated in the Patient Care Centers Scope of Care Responsible for and monitor the quality of patient care and patient satisfaction. Accurately and independently pursues professional development opportunities. Assumes responsibility for assuring the daily operations of the Patient Care Center are effectively and efficiently maintained Works within the accepted service standards and supports the Vision of Ingalls Hospital Works in partnership with other patient care team members and proactively identifies and provides for the individual patient, family, and physician needs exceeding their expectations, and employing appropriate customer relations Knows, follows, and actively supports the philosophy, mission, and Vision of Ingalls Hospital.

Adheres to all hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care Observes and adheres to all corporate compliance requirements and communicate issues as they arise to the appropriate parties as identified in the Corporate Compliance Plan

Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) OR Associate's (ADN) Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

Acute care or related experience, providing nursing care to patients within at least the last five years. Position Details Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (0.9) Shift: Nights (12-hour shifts) Work Location: Onsite Unit/Department: Med/Surg Telemetry CBA Code: NNU National Nurse United

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