Registered Nurse (RN)- Short Stay Unit

Advocate Health Care

Oak Lawn, Illinois

Shift: Days
Hours a week: 36 hrs a week
Unit: Tele

Posted Jul 30

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Schedule and commitments

Days, 36 hours

Shift: Days
A week: 36 hours
Term: Permanent

The work and the unit

Unit: Tele
Setting: Hospital

Staffing and support

Nurse to patient: 1:4 1:4 Nurse to patient ratio Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time .9/7a Where You Will Work SSU is a 35-bed department brokestated in this posting

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Preceptors and orientation

Support, tools, and resources provided for orientation, education, and professional development across care settings.

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Examples include FT 3x12 nights with holiday/weekend rotation; Cath Lab 7a-7p Mon-Fri no call; RRT 7p-7a; ambulatory flexible/part-time options noted.

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Pay and benefits

Against the board: In range for Illinois staff rolesIllinois staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $47/hr, across 1013 postings.

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License: Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices

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What's around it?

Map around Oak Lawn, IL — In Oak Lawn, IL· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about the same as the US average

Median rent: $1,335/mo
Household income: $83,911/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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Living in Oak Lawn

Located roughly 16 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, Oak Lawn serves as a major South Side medical and residential hub, anchored on its eastern edge by Advocate Christ Medical Center. For healthcare professionals taking roles at the hospital, living in Oak Lawn offers an easy, low-stress commute that avoids the heavy highway bottlenecks of the broader Chicago region. The community is characterized by mature, tree-lined streets rebuilt with sturdy brick split-levels, raised ranches, and garden-style apartment complexes in neighborhoods like Columbus Manor and Lawn Heights. Daily conveniences revolve around the busy 95th Street corridor, home to local fixtures like Phil's Pizza, grocery shopping at Oak Lawn Commons, and a wide array of Middle Eastern, Italian, and casual dining spots. Outdoor amenities are a clear strength, highlighted by the 38-acre Centennial Park aquatic complex and the birding trails of Wolf Wildlife Refuge. While singles may find the nightlife subdued and will almost certainly need a car for errands, direct Metra train access to the Chicago Loop and a short drive to clinical shifts make Oak Lawn a practical suburban base.

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About this role

Major Responsibilities

1:4 Nurse to patient ratio

Registered Nurse (RN) –

Full Time .9/7a

Where You Will Work

SSU is a 35-bed department broken up in 2 separate units that are staffed as their own entities. SSU operates as the observation unit, acting to offload the emergency department. SSU is a fast paced, cardiac telemetry environment where nurses are working in tandem with physicians to make clinical decisions about evolving plans of care. SSU has a strong presence in organizational professional development, offers ample opportunity for growth and regularly leads the hospital in initiatives and by example. SSU team members are close knit, work well in tandem with other care teams and are trusted to provide quality care to a diverse population of patients from all over the area.

We’re Looking For

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

What You’ll Do

As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location

Advocate Christ Medical Center is part of Advocate Health Care, one of the nation’s leading health care networks. A nonprofit, 788-bed, premier teaching institution with more than 1,500 affiliated physicians, Christ Medical Center is one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest for a number of specialties, including cancer care; cardiovascular services; heart and kidney transplantation; neurosciences; orthopedics; and women’s health.

The hospital provides emergency care for more than 105,000 patient visits annually and has one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in Illinois.

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