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Registered Nurse, Med-Surg - Part-Time

Mercyhealth logoMercyhealth$34.45–$60.87/hrMercyhealth Freeport Hospital - Freeport, ILPart timePosted 1w agoStill open, checked every night

How this pay compares

This posting states $34.45–$60.87 an hour. Open med-surg nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $42.69 an hour, the middle half $39.30–$47.50, across 79 jobs that state their pay, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Med-surg nurses employed in Illinois earn a median of $46.15 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).

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Workplace injuries

At Home - Rockford in Rockford reported 3 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 112,461 hours worked: 5.3 per 100 full-time workers, against 2.8 per 100 full-time workers at home health agenciesnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 4.2 per 100 full-time workers. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.

Medicare rating of Fhn Memorial Hospital

Medicare gives Fhn Memorial Hospital 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Illinois's hospitals average 3.0). 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · Illinois hospitals by rating.

What this hospital paid

By Fhn Memorial Hospital's report to Medicare, its registered nurse hours averaged $56.38 an hour in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, against $57.36 an hour across Illinois's hospitals. An average over every such hour, not this job's pay: the posting states its own. What Illinois hospitals pay nurses.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Medicare lists Fhn Memorial Hospital as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.

What Illinois law says about nurse staffing

  • Nurse staffing committee or plan: Illinois hospitals must run a nursing care committee and follow a written unit-by-unit staffing plan with minimum nurse-to-patient needs. 210 ILCS 85/10.10(c)(1) (source: 210 ILCS 85/10.10(c)(1))

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Registered nurse and LPN jobs in our research

  • How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 81.0%
  • Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.45x · Clicks 134
  • How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 54.7% · Stating an hourly rate 33.9%

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About the job

OVERVIEW

Provides patient care by assessing needs, administering medications and treatments, creating individualized care plans, and documenting care. Works with the healthcare team, educates patients and families, promotes safety, and helps improve the quality of patient care.

Schedule: 2, 12-hour shifts per week

Shift: Nights, 7pm-7:30am

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
  • Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws practice act.
  • Documents according to standards of care.
  • Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.
  • Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
  • Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
  • Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units’ departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
  • Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
  • Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.

ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred.

May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE

Licensed as an RN in state of practice

Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days

Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example : ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION

N/A

PAY RANGE

$34.45 - $60.87

Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • FSA/HSA Options
  • Generous, accruing paid time off
  • Paid Parental and caregiver leave
  • Career advancement and educational opportunities
  • Tuition and certification reimbursement
  • Certification Reimbursement
  • Well-being Programs
  • Employee Discounts
  • On-Demand Pay
  • Financial Education
  • Annual recognition/awards events
  • Partner appreciation days
  • Family entertainment/attractions discount
  • Community service/improvement opportunities

Click here for more details regarding Mercyhealth Careers Benefit Information.

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

  • #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50
  • One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
  • A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

From Mercyhealth's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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