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Registered Nurse Transfer Center

Ascension Health

Elk Grove Village, ILPer Diem$42.43–59.9/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$42.43–59.9/hr
Location
Elk Grove Village, IL
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Registered Nurse License, required

Job overview

The Registered Nurse Transfer Center role coordinates patient admissions and transfers across facilities, matching placement to acuity, bed availability, and required services. The nurse collaborates with nursing and multidisciplinary teams, serves as a liaison between physicians and consultants, and assists with care management tasks. The schedule is day shift, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., PRN as needed, with three shifts per schedule including one weekend day.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Transfer Coordination, nice to havePatient Placement, nice to haveCare Management, nice to havePre-Registration, nice to haveInsurance Verification, nice to have

Qualifications

Registered Nurse License, requiredBLS Provider Certification, nice to haveNursing Diploma or Licensure, requiredBachelor's in Nursing, required3+ Years Bedside Nursing Experience, nice to have2+ Years Critical Care or Leadership Experience, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

Your future role at a glance

  • Location: Elk Grove Village, Illinois

  • Department: Transfer Center

  • Schedule: Day shift | 7am - 7pm | PRN as needed; 3 shifts/schedule, including 1 weekend day

How you’ll make an impact in this role

  • Coordinate and facilitate patient admissions and transfers to other facilities within the market, other markets, and other healthcare facilities according to patient acuity, bed availability, and required services.

  • Collaborate with the nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members to place patients in appropriate levels of care to achieve desired outcomes.

  • Coordinate as liaison between physician requestors for consultants and specialty consultants.

  • Assist in the care management process including pre-registration and insurance verification.

  • Maintain standards for documentation and communications with physician/service referrals for legal, medical, statistical, and process improvement purposes.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

  • Registered Nurse obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

  • BLS Provider preferred. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

Education:

  • Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.

  • Bachelors in Nursing

Additional Preferences:

  • 3+ years bedside nursing experience

  • 2+ years in Critical Care, ICU or Emergency Department (ED) experience, charge nurse or some type of leadership

Benefits that help you thrive

  • Retirement: 403(b) plan

  • Well-being support: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRightsSp6.12.pdf) poster.

Fraud prevention notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process, our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

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Min Salary: 42.43

Max Salary 59.90

How this job compares

Set against the 59,149 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$42.43–59.9/hr
  • Illinois median$36–57/hr1,494 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,423 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $51.17/hr, is 12% above the Illinois median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,843 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 59,149 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,099 postings).
Education
4,054 of the 59,149 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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