Registered Nurse RN Pediatric ICU

OSF HealthCare

Peoria, Illinois

Posted Oct 2

Shift and hours: Nights
Unit and setting: Pediatric ICU · HospitalRegistered Nurse RN Pediatric ICU
License: RN license Current Registered Nurse licensure by the State Board of Nursing in appropriate state (Illinois or Michigan)Current Registered Nurse licensure
Term: Permanent

Do you qualify?

License: Current Registered Nurse licensure Current Registered Nurse licensure by the State Board of Nursing in appropriate state (Illinois or Michigan)
Certification: Current American Heart Association HealthCare Provider BLS, required prior to start date Current American Heart Association HealthCare Provider BLS is required prior to start date of employment.

Preferred

Education: BSN Education: BSN
Experience: Experience as an RN in a healthcare environment Experience: Experience as an RN in a healthcare environment
Also asks: Electronic Medical Record and Microsoft application basic proficiency Other skills/knowledge: Electronic Medical Record and Microsoft application basic proficiency

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What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Peoria staff RN payPeoria staff RN postings that state pay run $32/hr to $37/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $35/hr, across 36 postings.
Night differential: This position includes a night shift differential of $4.00/hr, and a weekend differential of $3.25/hr. This position includes a night shift differential of $4.00/hr, and a weekend differential of $3.25/hr.
Extra pay: night shift differential of $4.00/hr
Extra pay: weekend differential of $3.25/hr
Pay reviews: actual pay based on years of licensure Actual pay is based on years of licensure.

The role and schedule

Unit: Hospital Inpatient/ED units providing 24/7 care The RN Hospital Inpatient/ED operates in units that provide 24/7 care in the hospital.
Day to day: protects, promotes and restores health and wellness Protects, promotes and restores health and wellness by practicing at the highest level of the Registered Nurse licensure
Day to day: collaborates with providers and multidisciplinary team for care coordination across the continuum collaborating with providers and multidisciplinary care team members to provide care coordination across the continuum
Day to day: assesses and supports physical symptoms Assesses and supports physical symptoms
Day to day: provides psychological support to patients, friends, and families provides psychological support to patients, friends, and families
Day to day: mentors assigned team members mentors assigned team members
Day to day: promotes best practices promotes best practices

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Pay range for this position is $34.25 - $51.13/hour. Actual pay is based on years of licensure. This is an Hourly position.

This position includes a night

shift differential of $4.00/hr, and a weekend differential of $3.25/hr.

Overview

Position summary

Protects, promotes and restores health and wellness by practicing at the highest level of the Registered Nurse licensure; collaborating with providers and multidisciplinary care team members to provide care coordination across the continuum. Assesses and supports physical symptoms, provides psychological support to patients, friends, and families, mentors assigned team members, promotes best practices, and maintains professional disposition at all times. The RN Hospital Inpatient/ED operates in units that provide 24/7 care in the hospital.

Qualifications

Required

Qualifications

License/

Certifications

Current Registered Nurse licensure by the State Board of Nursing in appropriate state (Illinois or Michigan)

Current American Heart Association HealthCare Provider BLS is required prior to start date of employment.

Preferred

Qualifications

Education

BSN

Experience

Experience as an RN in a healthcare environment

Other skills/knowledge: Electronic Medical Record and Microsoft application basic proficiency

OSF Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What's around it?

In Peoria, IL

Peoria, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Median rent: $1,005/mo
Household income: $59,410/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Peoria, IL

NeighborhoodsNurses and other young professionals most often land in North Peoria's Richwoods area—safe, suburban, and family-oriented, with the highest-rated high school in Peoria Public Schools and about a 10-minute commute into town—or in East Peoria, where housing stays similarly reasonable. Peoria Heights, a separate incorporated village, is the most coveted pocket: tree-lined, restaurant-rich, and operating at a quality level that outstrips its modest size. West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative, with some of the strongest residential architecture in the Midwest; Downtown's Riverfront district has become a real entertainment destination, and the Moss Avenue historic corridor suits buyers willing to restore. The Dunlap area joins Richwoods, Heights, and West Bluff on safest-neighborhood lists, and locals often steer newcomers toward northern Peoria or the smaller surrounding communities.

Nurses and other young professionals most often land in North Peoria's Richwoods area—safe, suburban, and family-oriented, with the highest-rated high school in Peoria Public Schools and about a 10-minute commute into town—or in East Peoria, where housing stays similarly reasonable. Peoria Heights, a separate incorporated village, is the most coveted pocket: tree-lined, restaurant-rich, and operating at a quality level that outstrips its modest size.

West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative, with some of the strongest residential architecture in the Midwest; Downtown's Riverfront district has become a real entertainment destination, and the Moss Avenue historic corridor suits buyers willing to restore. The Dunlap area joins Richwoods, Heights, and West Bluff on safest-neighborhood lists, and locals often steer newcomers toward northern Peoria or the smaller surrounding communities.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: 10federalstorage.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: facebook.com

Getting aroundDrives are short by big-city standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 14.33 minutes, Reddit regulars say traffic is great, and Facebook commenters mention no lines or traffic jams. North Peoria is described as roughly a 10-minute hop into the city. Major hospital employers in the pack include OSF Healthcare / Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor Hospital, so many nursing shifts sit inside that same compact drive shed. Sources do not name specific bus lines, highway approaches to each campus, or hospital parking realities.

Drives are short by big-city standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 14.33 minutes, Reddit regulars say traffic is great, and Facebook commenters mention no lines or traffic jams. North Peoria is described as roughly a 10-minute hop into the city.

Major hospital employers in the pack include OSF Healthcare / Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor Hospital, so many nursing shifts sit inside that same compact drive shed. Sources do not name specific bus lines, highway approaches to each campus, or hospital parking realities.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: 10federalstorage.com

OutdoorsForest Park Nature Center is repeatedly called one of the best nature preserves in Illinois and a north-side anchor; Wildlife Prairie Park, Three Sisters Park, Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria Heights Tower Park, and the Rock Island Trail fill out the trail-and-wildlife circuit. The Illinois River bluffs and redeveloped riverfront support walking, biking, picnics, Spirit of Peoria paddlewheel cruises, and festival season, with Spring Lake among the fishing spots. Peoria Zoo—Glen Oak Zoo in some local recommendations—is the in-town animal stop. Outdoor life wakes up in spring and concentrates on the river in summer.

Forest Park Nature Center is repeatedly called one of the best nature preserves in Illinois and a north-side anchor; Wildlife Prairie Park, Three Sisters Park, Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria Heights Tower Park, and the Rock Island Trail fill out the trail-and-wildlife circuit. The Illinois River bluffs and redeveloped riverfront support walking, biking, picnics, Spirit of Peoria paddlewheel cruises, and festival season, with Spring Lake among the fishing spots.

Peoria Zoo—Glen Oak Zoo in some local recommendations—is the in-town animal stop. Outdoor life wakes up in spring and concentrates on the river in summer.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: 10federalstorage.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: peoria.org Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: youtube.com

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Living in Peoria

Peoria is a river-bluff city of about 114,000 (metro ~400,000) that still gets underestimated as Caterpillar's headquarters and a vaudeville punchline, yet it is one of the more affordable places a nurse can land a hospital job in Illinois. OSF Saint Francis, UnityPoint, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor sit inside a metro where the median home is roughly $147,000, a three-bed two-bath can still be had near $150,000, and the average commute is about 14 minutes with essentially no traffic. North Peoria's Richwoods area and the village of Peoria Heights are the safe, family-oriented, restaurant-lined choices; West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative; East Peoria and smaller surrounding towns keep prices even more reasonable. Summer life concentrates on the redeveloped riverfront—festivals, live music, Chiefs baseball, and the Spirit of Peoria paddlewheeler—while Forest Park Nature Center, Wildlife Prairie Park, the Rock Island Trail, and Luthy Botanical Garden cover the rest of the year. Expect humid summers, snowy winters, and some property-tax grumbling; learn the geography, because the city is not uniform.

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As of 2026Source 1: 10federalstorage.com Source 2: livability.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: facebook.com

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Peoria, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.