Registered Nurse (RN)- Short Stay Unit
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Posted Jul 15
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Tele
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 36 hours
- Nurse to patient
- 1:4
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
stated in this posting
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Illinois is $35/hr, across 937 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Full time Registered Nurse position in the Short Stay Unit (SSU) at Advocate Christ Medical Center. SSU is a 35-bed observation unit that offloads the emergency department, operating as a fast-paced cardiac telemetry environment. Nurses work in tandem with physicians to make clinical decisions about evolving plans of care. Patient ratio is 1:4. Schedule is 7a-7p, 36 hours per week.
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Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, Short- and Long-Term Disability)
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Family benefits (adoption assistance and paid parental leave)
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay such as shift, on call
- Incentive pay for select positions
Place
- City
- Oak Lawn, Illinois
- Rent against this pay
- 23% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $83,911/yr
- State price level
- about the national average
$1,335 median rent against $5,928 a month at $38/hr for 36 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.
Oak Lawn is a southwest suburban village just outside Chicago, known for its strong community feel, well-kept neighborhoods, and convenient access to major hospitals. Tree-lined residential streets and local shopping centers define the landscape, giving traveling nurses a quieter, affordable base within easy commuting distance of one of the country's largest healthcare markets.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
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