Advocate Health Care

Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro / Neurosurgical ICU

Advocate Health Care • $79K — $118K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Completion of an accredited nursing program
  • Active Registered Nurse license in state of practice
  • BLS certification from the American Heart Association
  • Passion for neuro care
  • Strong teamwork and communication skills
  • 1 year acute care RN experience preferred; new grads with strong clinical background considered

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive patient care through nursing processes
  • Coordinate safe, therapeutic care per established standards
  • Utilize evidence-based practices and clinical decision-making
  • Lead initiatives to create a safe patient environment
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for patient care effectiveness

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
  • Educational Assistance Program
Full Job Description

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

36

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

Neuro Neurosurgical ICU

Join the Neuro/ Neurosurgical ICU team at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center - A SIX Times Magnet Designated Facility!


Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care.

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.


Your feedback matters. Every nurse’s voice is vital in shaping our culture and improving care. We value your insights and experiences because they help us grow stronger together.


Where You Will Work:

Advanced critical care. Meaningful impact. Every shift.


Join a highly specialized Neuro/Neurosurgical ICU team where you’ll care for some of the most complex and critically ill patients while building deep expertise in neurological and surgical critical care. This is an environment where strong clinical judgment, collaboration, and continuous learning come together to drive exceptional patient outcomes.

Our Neuro ICU nurses are at the forefront of caring for patients requiring advanced neurological monitoring and life-saving interventions—making a difference when it matters most.

Aurora Health Care provides a leading-edge residency program with your future in mind. The New Graduate Nurse Residency Program is evidence-based and support the professional development, confidence, and overall well-being of the nurse resident as they transition from academia to the practice setting. This is a PTAP ANCC accredited Nurse Residency program.


What You’ll Experience

  • Care for high-acuity patients including:
    • Post-craniotomy, spine, and complex neurosurgical cases
    • Acute stroke patients, including post-tPA and interventional radiology procedures
    • Patients with seizure disorders requiring continuous EEG monitoring
    • A wide range of complex neurological conditions
  • Work in a dynamic environment where most patients are admitted from:
    • Operating Room
    • Emergency Department
    • Tertiary Access Program (system transfers)
    • Ground and Flight For Life transport

What Makes This Role Unique

  • Serve as part of the hospital’s Rapid Response (STAT) Team, supporting patients and colleagues across the organization
  • Gain exposure to advanced neuro critical care and complex surgical recovery
  • Collaborate closely with neurosurgeons, neurologists, intensivists, and interdisciplinary teams
  • Strengthen clinical judgment, critical thinking, and rapid decision-making skills
  • Be part of a team that values support, growth, and continuous learning

We’re Looking For:

  • Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
  • Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
  • Strong interest and passion for neuro care
  • A commitment to teamwork, communication, and continual professional growth
  • 1 yr acute care RN experience preferred - Would consider new grads with strong clinical background

What You’ll Do:

  • As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location:


Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is a destination for advanced care, innovation, and excellence. As the only hospital in Wisconsin with a 24/7 on‑site heart‑care team, St. Luke’s delivers premier cardiac and stroke services recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

Whether patients require common surgery or pioneering treatment, our specialty physicians provide expert care and excellent outcomes—placing you at the center of some of the most advanced care in the region.


Ready to Take the Next Step:

Apply Now to begin your journey on a unit where learning, teamwork, and innovation define every shift!

Night Shift Differential - $5/hr
Weekend Differential $4/hr

#TeamNeuro

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
  • Must be able to:
  • lift up to 50 lbs. from floor to waist.
  • lift up to 20 lbs. over the head.
  • carry up to 40 lbs. a reasonable distance.
  • Must be able to:
  • push/pull with 30 lbs. of force.
  • perform a sliding transfer of 150 lbs. with a second person present.
  • Position requires use of foot pedals on carts or machines.
  • May be exposed to chemical and hazardous waste as well as blood and body fluids and communicable disease. Therefore, protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary.
  • Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch with ability to use fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures/functions.
  • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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 Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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