Registered Nurse - Psych Acute
Kankakee, ILFull-time$35.35–53.58/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Registered nurses in the Behavioral Health department at St. Mary’s Hospital provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care. The role includes patient treatment and education, emotional support, therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and medication administration. The position is full-time on days, with rotating weekends and holidays, at the hospital in Kankakee, Illinois.
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Skills
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Bonus Amount
10000
Bonus Information
Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process.
Overview
Founded in 1897, St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee, IL, is an 182-bed facility that has been a cornerstone of specialty and emergency care, available 24/7. We specialize in advanced surgical treatments for critical injuries and illnesses, ensuring that our care teams are attentive to your unique health needs.
St. Mary’s Hospital offers a range of specialty services, including heart care, cancer treatment, stroke care, and orthopedics. With an array of minimally invasive procedures utilizing the latest robotic-assisted technology, along with comprehensive imaging and lab services, all services are conveniently located on one campus. We are accredited as a Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), designated as a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission (TJC), and hold several orthopedic accreditations.
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Department: Behavioral Health
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Schedule:Full-Time, Days, 7a-7:30p, rotating weekends and holidays
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Facility: Prime Healthcare St. Mary's Hospital
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Location: Kankakee, IL 60901
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Sign-On Bonus: Up to $10,000
Responsibilities
Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy. Other related duties.
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
- Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.4. Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.5. Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
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/
Pay Transparency
St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee 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 $35.35 to $53.58. 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.
Employment Status
Full Time
Shift
Days
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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FacilitySt. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee
LocationUS-IL-Kankakee
ID2026-286785
CategoryRN
Position TypeFull Time
ShiftDays
Job TypeNon-Exempt
How this job compares
Set against the 58,203 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$35.35–53.58/hr
- Illinois median$36–57/hr1,362 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,463 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $44.47/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 1,745 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 58,203 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Advocate Health233 open
- Trinity Health160 open
- Prime Healthcare (this employer)159 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 (28,471 postings).
- Education
- 4,392 of the 58,203 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 3, 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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