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Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Surgery Center - PreOp/PostOp

Advocate Health

Park Ridge, ILFull-time$38.2–57.3/hrPosted 6 days agoStill listed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$38.2–57.3/hr
Location
Park Ridge, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Current Illinois RN LicenseAHA CPRACLS

Job overview

The Registered Nurse in the Ambulatory Surgery Center provides post-surgical care to patients in Phase 1 and Phase 2. The role follows a Monday–Friday schedule, with either five 8-hour shifts or four 10-hour shifts, and rotating Saturday call coverage. The position is based at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Postoperative CarePreoperative CareCritical CareEmergency NursingStep-Down ICU NursingPatient ResponsePatient Lifting

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing School GraduateCurrent Illinois RN LicenseAHA CPRACLSPALS or Within 3 MonthsOne Year Preop/Postop, Critical Care, Emergency Department, or Step-Down ICU Nursing Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Department:

37707 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital - Day Surgery Center

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Monday - Friday Either 5x8 hours 0600-1430 or 4x10 hour shifts with variable start times from 6a-9a. ** Call is "rotating Saturday 0800-1630 (subject to change)" "No holidays except if a holiday falls on Saturday, there is call coverage"

Pay Range: $38.20 - $57.30

Title: Registered Nurse – Ambulatory Surgery Center-Pre/Post Op

As an RN in Ambulatory Surgery Center you will be responsible for providing post surgical care to patients (Phase 1, Phase 2).

Position Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with Current IL RN license
  • Current AHA CPR and ACLS
  • PALS preferred or must be completed within 3 months of hire
  • Minimum of one year of Preop/Post op Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, or Step down ICU nursing experience highly desired
  • Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts in order to accommodate staffing
  • Certain positions may need to take call
  • Work environment includes probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick
  • Ability to assist in evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster
  • Routinely works with potentially infectious specimens and patients
  • Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit
  • Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance. For patient lifts of over 35 pounds, or when patient is unable to assist with the lift, patient handling equipment is expected to be used, with at least one other team member, when available. Unique patient lifting/movement situations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

About This Location: Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a 645-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, Illinois. Founded in 1897, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the sixth largest hospital in the Chicago area, and it operates a Level I trauma center.

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Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

How this job compares

Set against the 57,759 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$38.2–57.3/hr
  • Illinois median$36–57/hr1,336 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,244 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $47.75/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 1,710 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 57,759 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 (28,169 postings).
Education
4,399 of the 57,759 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 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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