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RN Correctional

eduquity career technologies

Chicago, IL

Shift
12-hour nights
Hours a week
36 hrs a week
Unit
Med-Surg
Contract
13-week contract

Posted Jun 9

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
Term
13 weeks · Travel
Setting
Correctional
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Inside the IL travel range

IL travel postings that state pay run $45/hr to $67/hr, the middle half $49/hr to $61/hr, across 111 postings.

About this role

*Job Title :- * RN correctional

*Location :- *Chicago , IL 60608

*Weeks :- *13

*Shift :- *Nights (12\*3)

*Payrate :- $55-58/hrs. on W2 *

*2 years of recent acute care exp. in Med/Surg. correctional exp. preferred. *

*Cert. req. - *BLS

Pay: $56.00 - $58.00 per hour

Benefits

  • Referral program

Experience

  • Medical-surgical: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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Requirements

  • RN

Place

City
Chicago, IL
Rent against this pay
16% of monthly gross
This role$1,440/mo rent
Monthly gross$8,736/mo

$1,440 median rent against $8,736 a month at $56/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax. Census ACS 2024.

Local household income
$77,902/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
4% above the national average

Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.

Chicago delivers big-city energy with lakefront charm along Lake Michigan, world-class medical centers, and neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Wicker Park that blend dining, culture, and community. Nurses relocating here will find a metro area rich in career opportunity, transit access, and Midwestern character.

Map showing the location of Chicago, IL
Approximate location in Chicago, IL. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

How this role fits you

On your path

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

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