RNC certification within 3 years of hireAfter hire · within 3 years of hire
Education
graduate of an accredited school of nursing program
Also asks
copy of HS diploma or equivalent, or highest completed degree
What it pays
Against similar roles
Rockford staff RN median is $36/hrRockford staff RN postings that state pay run $31/hr to $39/hr, the middle half $35/hr to $38/hr, across 98 postings. This posting's $39/hr to $66/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
Pay differential
Additional components of compensation include impressive shift differentials - $4/ hr evening, $5 hr night, and $4.25/ hr weekend shift differential as applicable for hours worked.Additional components of compensation include impressive shift differentials - $4/ hr evening, $5 hr night, and $4.25/ hr weekend shift differential as applicable for hours worked.
Sign-on bonus
$15,000
Tuition assistance
Offered
Childcare
Offered
Bonus
up to $15,000 sign-on bonusYou may be eligible for up to a $15,000 sign on bonus.
Extra pay
$4/hr evening shift differential$4/ hr eveningas applicable for hours worked
Extra pay
$4.25/hr weekend shift differential$4.25/ hr weekend shift differentialas applicable for hours worked
BenefitsCommitment to employee voiceCommitment to employee voice
The role and schedule
Hours stated
90% FTE, 3-12 hour shifts with rotating weekends and holidays. 7:00p-7:00a
Weekends
rotating weekendsrotating weekends and holidays
On call
On-call rotation
Holidays
rotating holidays
Details
Works at UW Health Swedish American Hospital, RockfordYou will work at the UW Health Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL.
Support on this unit
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
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22.8 hours_per_patient_dayTotal RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 22.80 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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22.82 hours_per_patient_dayTotal Nursing Hours per Patient Day (NICU) 2025: 22.82 hoursNICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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9.18 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (NICU) 2025: 9.18 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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90.82 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (NICU) 2025: 90.82 %NICU unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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7.07 hours_per_patient_dayTotal RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 7.07 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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15.83 hours_per_patient_dayTotal RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 15.83 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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12.99 hours_per_patient_dayTotal RN Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 12.99 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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9.51 hours_per_patient_dayTotal Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 9.51 hoursMedical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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16.82 hours_per_patient_dayTotal Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Critical Care) 2025: 16.82 hoursCritical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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13.11 hours_per_patient_dayTotal Nursing Hours per Patient Day (Mother/Baby) 2025: 13.11 hoursMother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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20.91 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 20.91 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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4.73 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 4.73 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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0.2 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Contractual RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 0.20 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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79.09 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Medical-Surgical) 2025: 79.09 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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95.27 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Critical Care) 2025: 95.27 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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99.8 percentPercentage of Nursing Hours Worked by Hospital Employed RNs (Mother/Baby) 2025: 99.80 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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19.05 percentRN Turnover Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2025: 19.05 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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7.5 percentRN Turnover Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2025: 7.50 %Critical Care unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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8.41 percentRN Turnover Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2025: 8.41 %Mother/Baby unit, 2025, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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14.4 percentRN Vacancy Rate in the Medical-Surgical Unit 2026: 14.40 %Medical-Surgical unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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2.6 percentRN Vacancy Rate in the Critical Care Unit 2026: 2.60 %Critical Care unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
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6.8 percentRN Vacancy Rate in the Mother/Baby Unit 2026: 6.80 %Mother/Baby unit, 2026, Illinois Hospital Report Card (IDPH)
90% FTE, 3-12 hour shifts with rotating weekends and holidays. 7:00p-7:00a You will work at the UW Health Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, IL. You may be eligible for up to a $15,000 sign on bonus. Additional components of compensation include impressive
shift differential as applicable for hours worked.
Additional components of compensation may include: overtime and on-call pay
At UW Health in northern Illinois, you will have
Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package including: PTO, Medical, Dental, Vision, retirement, short and long-term disability, paternity leave, adoption assistance, tuition assistance
Annual wellness reimbursement
Opportunity for on-site day care through UW Health Kids
Tuition reimbursement for career advancement--ask about our fully funded programs!
Abundant career growth opportunities to nurture professional development
Strong shared governance structure
Commitment to employee voice
Qualifications Graduate from an accredited school of nursing program. Required Must provide copy of HS diploma or equivalent, or highest level of completed degree obtained. Required Work Experience Licenses & Certifications Current RN licensure to practice in the State of Illinois.
Required Basic Life Support/CPR Certification. Required NRP by end of orientation. Required STABLE certification within 1 year.
Required RNC certification within 3 years of hire. Required Our Commitment to Social Impact and Belonging UW Health is committed to fostering a workplace that creates belonging for everyone and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our respect for people shines through patient care interactions and our daily work practices as we work to embrace the knowledge, unique perspectives and qualities each employee and faculty member brings to work each day.
It is the policy of UW Health to provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. ADN Job Description BSN Job Description MSN Job Description UW Northern Illinois benefits
Neighborhoods+Locals map the city on an east-side hierarchy: east of Mulford is treated as the best in-city pocket, east of Alpine as merely okay, and east of the Rock River as the least desirable. Many nurses and families skip city proper altogether for Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago—named as nice communities within 30 minutes or less of Rockford—plus Machesney Park and Cherry Valley as family-oriented suburban alternatives. Those towns function as short-drive bedroom communities rather than a long metro commute.
Locals map the city on an east-side hierarchy: east of Mulford is treated as the best in-city pocket, east of Alpine as merely okay, and east of the Rock River as the least desirable. Many nurses and families skip city proper altogether for Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago—named as nice communities within 30 minutes or less of Rockford—plus Machesney Park and Cherry Valley as family-oriented suburban alternatives.
Those towns function as short-drive bedroom communities rather than a long metro commute.
Getting around+The average commute in Rockford is about 17.29 minutes, and daily life is car-dependent rather than transit-based, oriented around Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago are routinely described as 30 minutes or less from the city, which is how many professionals trade a short drive for quieter towns. Sources do not detail hospital-campus parking, shift-change traffic, or named bus lines to the main medical campuses.
The average commute in Rockford is about 17.29 minutes, and daily life is car-dependent rather than transit-based, oriented around Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Roscoe, Rockton, Byron, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago are routinely described as 30 minutes or less from the city, which is how many professionals trade a short drive for quieter towns. Sources do not detail hospital-campus parking, shift-change traffic, or named bus lines to the main medical campuses.
Outdoors+Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre oasis often described as one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America, minutes from Midway Village. Rock Cut State Park, just northeast of the city, is the default for hiking, boating, camping, and wildlife; smaller favorites include Rotary Forest Preserve, Sinnissippi Park, and the Sinnissippi Riverwalk along the Rock River, plus Klehm Arboretum. Summer means Volcano Falls; fall means regional apple orchards with festive activities.
Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre oasis often described as one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America, minutes from Midway Village. Rock Cut State Park, just northeast of the city, is the default for hiking, boating, camping, and wildlife; smaller favorites include Rotary Forest Preserve, Sinnissippi Park, and the Sinnissippi Riverwalk along the Rock River, plus Klehm Arboretum.
Summer means Volcano Falls; fall means regional apple orchards with festive activities.
Rockford, the Forest City on the Rock River, is a manufacturing-rooted midsize Illinois city where an $80k-$150k nursing salary stretches unusually far: median homes sit around $135,000-$136,785, rents are commonly cited near $778, and monthly housing for a single adult is sketched at $810-$1,180. What is distinct is the combination of that price, a roughly 17-minute average commute, and serious outdoor and cultural inventory—Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rock Cut State Park, Sinnissippi Riverwalk, the 1920s Coronado Performing Arts Center, Burpee Museum's Jane the T. rex, and Discovery Center. Locals are blunt about geography: live east of Mulford if you stay in the city; otherwise look at Roscoe, Rockton, Cherry Valley, Machesney Park, Byron, Stillman Valley, or Winnebago, all within about 30 minutes. Tradeoffs are real. Crime comes up constantly, shopping is mostly CherryVale Mall and strip centers, winters are sub-freezing and heat-expensive, and daily life is car-dependent via Interstate 90 and US Route 20. Dining has named keepers—Lucha, Embassy rooftop, Woodfire—plus downtown's Rockford City Market. For a nurse, the pitch is purchasing power and short drives, not nightlife density or urban polish.
