Registered Nurse-Medical-Weekend Option
Southern Illinois Healthcare~$40–$55/hrtypicalHerrin HospitalFull timePosted 4d agoStill open, checked every night- Weekends
- BLS
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open registered nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $45.18 an hour, the middle half $40.16–$47.75, across 1,938 jobs that state their pay. Registered 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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Medicare rating of Herrin Hospital
Medicare gives Herrin Hospital 1 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; Illinois's hospitals average 3.0). 75% 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.
Nurse Corps loan repayment
Herrin Hospital is in a county HRSA designates a mental health HPSA (score 16) as a whole. A hospital located in a HPSA can count as a Critical Shortage Facility, where a registered nurse can apply for HRSA's Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program: 60% of qualifying nursing loans repaid for two years of full-time service, 25% more for a third. Awards are competitive and HRSA decides each one. Every hospital hiring in a Nurse Corps shortage area.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Herrin 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 requires of the employer
- 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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About the job
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Position Summary
- Responsible for providing professional nursing care for SIH patients.
Education
- Associate, Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in Nursing
Licenses and Certification
- Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
- BLS
Experience and Skills
- Technical Experience: NA
Role Specific Responsibilities
- Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs
- Establish a compassionate environment to provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient and families
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Provide in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of patients
- Demonstrate ability to use clinical judgment in conjunction with critical thinking to recognize, act upon, and report changes in patient condition.
- Complete, accurate and timely documentation in patient medical record
- Provide input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety and quality of care
- Supervision and delegation responsibilities of licensed practical nurse and/or unlicensed assistant personnel
- Serve as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals
- Timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure.
Compensation (Commensurate with experience)
$31.25
To
$49.06
To access our Benefits Guide/Plan Information, please click the link below:
http://www.sih.net/careers/benefits
From Southern Illinois Healthcare's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Southern Illinois Healthcare
Not-for-profit health system serving the southernmost 16 (source: Southern Illinois Healthcare, About Us) counties of Illinois through four hospitals, a cancer institute and more than 30 (source: Southern Illinois Healthcare, About Us) outpatient clinics. Source: Southern Illinois Healthcare, About Us
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