Registered Nurse- RN
Lincolnshire Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Merrillville, Indiana
- Eligibility
- Unit and setting
- Rehab
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questionsAround graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Sign-on bonus
- $10,000
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- DailyPay – Access earnings instantly after each shift
- Vacation/PTO
- Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
- Career advancement & professional development opportunities
- Star of the Week employee recognition program
More benefits (2)
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
- on-the-job training
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
You come to Lincolnshire Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Merrillville for skilled nursing and rehab work. As an RN you carry care plans, pass meds, supervise CNAs, and move residents through admit, discharge, and transfer. Full-time and part-time shifts are…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- 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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Your fit
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Lincolnshire Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is hiring Registered Nurses to deliver nursing care, supervise nursing assistants, administer medications, and collaborate with physicians and families. Full-time and part-time shifts available including weekends and holidays. New grads welcome with on-the-job training provided.
What's around it?
Merrillville, INFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,282/mo
- Household income
- $67,587/yr, all local households, not nurse pay