Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Response Team
Park Ridge, Illinois
Posted Jul 8 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Nights
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 3+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Illinois is $35/hr, across 938 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Registered Nurse (RN) on the Rapid Response Team at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, IL. Full time, 7p-7a. The Rapid Response Nurse provides support and direct nursing interventions during high acuity situations, serves as an expert resource for unit staff regarding Code Blues, intubations, Rapid Responses, Massive Transfusion Protocol, stroke alerts, hyperbaric dives and other critical events. Makes independent decisions regarding routine and complex patient problems. Collaborates with unit leadership and clinical teams to ensure best patient outcomes.
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“inois Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association and ACLS Minimum 3 years of nursing experience in Critical Care Charge experience preferred Nationally accre…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state of Illinois
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
- ACLS certification
- Minimum 3 years of nursing experience in Critical Care
- Charge experience preferred
- Nationally accredited nursing certification (CCRN) preferred
Place
- City
- Park Ridge, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,537/mo
- Local household income
- $142,986/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Park Ridge is a quiet, tree-lined suburb northwest of Chicago, blending small-town charm with easy proximity to the city. Near the Des Plaines River and minutes from O'Hare, it suits nurses seeking a calmer residential pace while staying connected to Chicagoland's major healthcare networks.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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You are looking at a large faith-based Chicago system—Advocate Health Care, now part of Advocate Health—where nursing stretches across Magnet hospitals, clinics, and specialty teams rather than a single tower. On the ground that can mean a 31-bed high-reliability med-surg…
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