Registered Nurse (RN) - CRU/Float pool

Advocate Health Care; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago seeks a Registered Nurse for the Clinical Resource Unit (CRU) float pool. The role offers exposure to multiple inpatient departments, promoting broad clinical skills in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

Ideal candidates hold an accredited nursing program degree, an Illinois RN license, BLS certification, and at least one year of RN experience. Join a Magnet-designated center with strong leadership and professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license in the state of practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Minimum of one year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care using the nursing process to deliver safe, evidence-based care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes across inpatient units.

Job description

Where You Will Work

The Clinical Resource Unit (CRU) offers a dynamic, flexible practice environment for nurses who enjoy variety, autonomy, and continuous learning. CRU nurses provide care across multiple inpatient departments, allowing them to develop a broad clinical skill set while adapting to diverse patient populations and care settings.

Registered Nurse (RN) – Float Pool/CRU

Chicago, IL

Where You Will Work

The Clinical Resource Unit (CRU) offers a dynamic, flexible practice environment for nurses who enjoy variety, autonomy, and continuous learning. CRU nurses provide care across multiple inpatient departments, allowing them to develop a broad clinical skill set while adapting to diverse patient populations and care settings.

As a member of CRU, nurses gain exposure to cardiac, step-down, medical, surgical, and acute rehabilitation patient populations, strengthening their clinical judgment, adaptability, and confidence. This model supports nurses in expanding their competencies while maintaining high standards of patient care in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

CRU is part of Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center, and Magnet®-designated hospital, providing nurses the opportunity to care for complex, high-acuity patients within a culture of excellence. The department values a supportive, team-oriented approach with a strong emphasis on collaboration, communication, and professionalism. Nurses are supported by engaged leadership, experienced charge nurses, robust clinical education resources, and a strong professional governance structure that encourages shared decision-making and professional voice.

CRU is well-suited for nurses who are self-motivated, flexible, and interested in professional growth. Opportunities exist to pursue advanced clinical skills, leadership development, certifications, and clinical excellence pathways while contributing meaningfully across the organization. Many nurses find CRU to be a rewarding long-term career path that offers both variety and stability.

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 certificate issued by the American Heart Association
• Minimum of one year of RN experience required

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:

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, located on Chicago’s North Side, is one of the state’s largest, most comprehensive nonprofit medical centers. Advocate Illinois Masonic offers a wide range of medical specialties and is nationally recognized for its medical expertise, use of the most innovative technologies and dedication to patient safety, quality and service.

A commitment to community, medical education and ongoing clinical research affirms our mission of providing patients the highest quality care in Chicagoland. A recipient of numerous awards for quality and clinical excellence, Advocate Illinois Masonic has achieved Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

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.

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