Registered Nurse - Nursery
Mercy Medical Center
Aurora, Illinois
$35.35–$53.11/hr
Posted pay
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Posted Aug 4, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 5, 2026
What the posting states
- Base pay
- $35.35–$53.11/hr
About this role
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Requirements
- Current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State
- BCLS upon hire and maintain current
- NRP within 30 days of hire and maintain current
- Experience working with neonates
- Patient treatment planning
- Direct patient care
- Care plan evaluation
- Patient assessment
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Sign-on bonus ($10,000)
About the employer
You are looking at Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. That is the concrete setting on file: a medical center in Aurora, with Illinois as the licensing and tax backdrop. What is not on file yet matters as much as…
What reviewers appreciate
- Located in Aurora, Illinois
- Illinois state income tax is a flat 4.95%
- Comparison medians exist for UCHealth ($50.00/hr) and Children's Hospital Colorado ($38.34/hr) in the same employer set
What reviewers flag
- No usable pay data from Mercy postings yet
- No residency, tuition, loan, or career-ladder detail on file
- Illinois is not a nursing compact state, so a separate IL license is required
Living in Aurora, IL
Aurora sits along the Fox River west of Chicago and blends a revitalized downtown Historic District with quiet suburban streets and established residential hubs like Fox Valley. The midsize city offers ample clinical settings for nurses, tree-lined neighborhoods, and a calmer pace just an hours train ride from the Loop.
- State price level · Illinois
- 100
- about the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,596/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
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- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, 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?
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