Home Health Registered Nurse RN
Darien, Illinois
- Unit and setting
- Home Health
- License
- RN licenseCurrent licensure in Illinois and CPR certification.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current licensure in Illinois and CPR certification. Check your license
- License
- Current Illinois Driver’s License and proof of current auto insurance. Check your license
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Also asks
- New graduates are welcome to apply!
- Also asks
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Also asks
- Computer skills adequate for data entry of clinical documentation.
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
- Top of Illinois staff payIllinois staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $48/hr, across 1,669 postings.
- Overtime pay
- $55/hr
The workplace
You would be a home health RN for a family-owned agency based in St. Charles, Illinois, driving to patients across Kane, DuPage, and DeKalb counties — Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Hampshire, Yorkville, and the western Chicago suburbs. The work is…
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?
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Your fit
On your path
Home Health has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Full Job Description
Absolute Home Wellness provides work life balance while offering high quality care. We have immediate openings for a part time RN and encourage all interested to apply regardless of experience level. Our office is located in St. Charles, IL, however we service all surrounding areas in the western suburbs of Chicago. If you are looking for an opportunity to provide high-quality and comprehensive care to patients in need, with a great deal of scheduling flexibility, then join the Absolute family!
Why you will love working at Absolute Home Wellness
- uncapped earning potential
- flexible schedules
- family owned
- comprehensive onboarding program
- support from field preceptors and mentors
- you schedule your own visit times
- paid time off that grows with your tenure
Job
Summary
The Registered Nurse provides nursing services utilizing a comprehensive base of nursing theory and nursing process, and communicates/documents observations and assessments.
- Travel to multiple locations to provide nursing and condition specific education to your patients in their homes in a time efficient manner.
- Provide admission, case management, and follow-up visits for patients.
- Administer on-going care for each patient, provide necessary follow-up as directed by the DON.
- Confer with physician in developing the initial plan of treatment based on physician’s orders and initial patient assessment.
- Render hands-on care, management and evaluation of the care plan and teaching of the patient in accordance with physician orders, under DON's supervision.
- Report patient care/condition/progress to patient's physician and DON on a continuous basis.
- Implement patient care plan in conjunction with patient and family to assist them in achieving optimal resolution of needs/problems.
Position
Qualifications
- New graduates are welcome to apply!
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current licensure in Illinois and CPR certification.
- Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.
- Computer skills adequate for data entry of clinical documentation.
- Current Illinois Driver’s License and proof of current auto insurance.
Locations
Lisle, Darien, Willowbrook, Bolingbrook, adjacent communities.
Pay: $55.00 - $120.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s)
- In what capacity are you looking to work? (Part Time or Full Time)
Work Location: On the road
What's around it?
Darien, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about the same as the US average
- Median rent
- $1,857/mo
- Household income
- $111,215/yr, all local households, not nurse pay