
Registered Nurse - Step-Down Unit
Joliet, ILFull-time$35.7–54.11/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Registered Nurse works in the Progressive Care Unit/Step-Down Unit at Prime Healthcare Saint Joseph Medical Center. The role delivers direct patient care using the nursing process, guides patient and family teaching, and communicates clinical changes to physicians. The schedule is full-time days, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotation.
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Full job description
Overview
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Department: Progressive Care Unit/Step-Down Unit
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Schedule:Days, 7a-7p, full-time, weekend and holiday rotation
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Facility:Prime Healthcare Saint Joseph Medical Center
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Location:Joliet, IL 60435
Responsibilities
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the ICU. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients. They communicate with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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Current and valid state RN License.
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Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
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Completion of Critical Care Course preferred.
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Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
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Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
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Minimum of one year as a staff RN in acute care hospital, critical care preferred.
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Critical Care RN (CCRN) Certification preferred.
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
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Pay Transparency
Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $35.70 to $54.11. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here:https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
Employment Status
Full Time
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Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_screen\_reader\_10\_20.pdf
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FacilitySaint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet
LocationUS-IL-Joliet
ID2026-285215
CategoryRN
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 58,731 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35.7–54.11/hr
- Illinois median$36–57/hr1,368 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,525 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.91/hr, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,744 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 58,731 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Advocate Health240 open
- Trinity Health169 open
- Prime Healthcare (this employer)166 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (28,535 postings).
- Education
- 4,594 of the 58,731 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 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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