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Registered Nurse Specialty Float

Ascension Health

Chicago, ILPer Diem$45.3–63.95/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$45.3–63.95/hr
Location
Chicago, IL
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

BLS ProviderRegistered Nurse

Job overview

The Registered Nurse Specialty Float provides nursing care across high-acuity environments, including ICU, ED, and Telemetry. The role involves adapting care to diverse patient populations, implementing and monitoring care plans, executing physician orders, assessing changes in patient condition, and coordinating with the multidisciplinary healthcare team to support patient safety and transitions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Nursing CareCare Plan ManagementPatient AssessmentPatient MonitoringMultidisciplinary Coordination

Qualifications

BLS ProviderRegistered NurseNursing Diploma or Professional Licensure1 Year ED and ICU RN Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match

Full job description

Your future role at a glance

Location: Chicago, IL

Facility: Ascension Saint Joseph

Department: Specialty Float

Schedule: Night shift | PRN

How you’ll make an impact in this role

  • Dynamic Clinical Agility: Deliver expert-level nursing care across high-acuity environments, including ICU, ED, and Telemetry. You will adapt seamlessly to diverse patient populations, implementing and monitoring complex care plans while executing physician orders with precision and clinical autonomy.

  • Real-Time Assessment & Action: Serve as the critical link in patient safety by monitoring, recording, and communicating rapid changes in patient condition. You'll leverage your specialty expertise to assess needs on the fly and ensure every intervention aligns with the highest standards of evidence-based practice.

  • Multidisciplinary Leadership: Act as the central coordinator for the healthcare team, bridging gaps between disciplines to ensure seamless, well-coordinated patient transitions.

What minimum requirements you’ll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration

  • Required Credential(s):

  • BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.

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

Education

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

Additional Preference:

  • 1 year ED and ICU RN experience.

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: 45.30

Max Salary 63.95

How this job compares

Set against the 58,731 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$45.3–63.95/hr
  • Illinois median$36–57/hr1,368 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,525 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $54.63/hr, is 20% above the Illinois median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the top quarter 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
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 (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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