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Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg, Full-Time, Days

UChicago Medicine·Harvey, Illinois

$39 - $58/hr·Full Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 3 days ago
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About the role

The Registered Nurse coordinates and performs direct nursing care for patients using the nursing process while serving as a resource and mentor for peers. They collaborate with physicians to design and evaluate patient care plans and ensure efficient daily operations of the Patient Care Center.

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as an Registered Nurse in the Medical Surgical Department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000!

With the leadership of the Manager, the Registered Nurse functions as an interactive resource in clinical nursing and professional practice. The Registered Nurse is responsible for the coordinating of and performing direct nursing care for patients, utilizing concepts of the nursing process, serves as resource, preceptor, mentor, and leader for physicians, professional peers and other fellow employees, and provides participative supervision to the Patient Care Team Members in collaboration with the Patient Manager.

  • Essential Job Functions
  • Collaborates closely with physicians to assess, design, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the patients’ plan of care and the patients’ outcomes
  • Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members according to unit specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served as delineated in the Patient Care Centers Scope of Care
  • Responsible for and monitors the quality of patient care and patient satisfaction
  • Accurately and independently pursues professional development opportunities
  • Assumes responsibility to assure the daily operations of the Patient Care Center are effectively and efficiently maintained
  • Works within the accepted service standards and supports the Vision of Ingalls Hospital
  • Works in partnership with other patient care team members and pro-actively identifies and provides for individual patient, family, and physicians needs exceeding their expectations, and employing appropriate customer relations
  • Knows, follows and actively supports the philosophy, mission and Vision of Ingalls Hospital
  • Adheres to all hospital policies, procedures and standards of care
  • Observes and adheres to all corporate compliance requirements and communicates issues as they arise to the appropriate parties as identified in the Corporate Compliance Plan
  • Required Qualifications
  • Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree in Nursing or higher
  • Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois
  • Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

  • A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
  • Acute care or related experience providing nursing care to patients within at least the last five years

Position Details

  • Job Type/FTE: Full Time, 12-hour shifts
  • Shift: Days, 7:00a - 7:30p
  • Work Location: Onsite
  • Unit/Department: Harvey E/5
  • CBA Code: Union

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899.

We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual.

To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other.

We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward.

If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you.

Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters.

Join us.

Bring your passion.

UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities [https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers]

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine [https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers/benefits].

Requirements

Candidates must have an Associate's degree in Nursing, a current Illinois RN license, and active BLS certification from the AHA. A Bachelor's degree and recent acute care experience are preferred.

  • associate degree
  • bachelor degree
  • Mentoring
  • Patient Assessment
  • Delegation
  • Customer Relations
  • Precepting
  • Care Plan Implementation
  • Direct Nursing Care
  • Clinical Nursing
  • Patient Coordination
  • Patient Satisfaction Monitoring

Benefits

  • Sign-On Bonus

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$39 - $58/hr
Location
Harvey, Illinois
Posted
Jul 24, 2026
Application
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UChicago Medicine

For nearly a century we have pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improve the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded...

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TypePrivately Held
Size2-10 employees
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