
Registered Nurse Stepdown
Elk Grove Village, ILPer Diem$39.75–56.11/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse Stepdown role at Ascension Alexian Brothers is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and offers a day-shift PRN schedule. The nurse implements and monitors patient care plans, coordinates care across disciplines, carries out physician and nursing orders, and helps coordinate discharge planning. Applicants need the required nursing credential and BLS Provider certification, with previous hospital bedside experience noted as an additional preference.
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Full job description
Your future role at a glance
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Location: Elk Grove Village, IL
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Facility: Ascension Alexian Brothers
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Schedule: Day shift | PRN
How you’ll make an impact in this role
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Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
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Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
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Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
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Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
What minimum requirements you’ll need
Licensure / Certification / Registration:
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BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
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Registered Nurse credentialed from the Illinois Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
Education:
- Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
Additional Preferences:
- Previous hospital, bedside experience needed
Benefits that help you thrive
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Retirement: 403(b) plan
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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: 39.75
Max Salary 56.11
How this job compares
Set against the 59,288 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$39.75–56.11/hr
- Illinois median$36–57/hr1,498 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr25,472 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $47.93/hr, is 5% above the Illinois median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,848 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 59,288 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Advocate Health238 open
- Carle Health159 open
- Prime Healthcare159 open
- 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 (29,201 postings).
- Education
- 4,022 of the 59,288 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 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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