Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

Shriners Children's Chicago has an opportunity for a full-time day shift PICU RN in our PICU/PACU combined unit.  In this position, you will provide emergency intensive care to critically ill pediatric patients and will be cross-trained PACU for our combined unit.  You will have the unique opportunity to help our patients through their journey from the moment the child is wheeled through the door through the time the child leaves to go home.  Many of our patients return for follow up care as they grow.  This will give you an opportunity as a nurse to see your great work shine through the child as they grow older.

Hours:  This full-time position will work 3/12s, 7:00 pm - 7:00 am.  There is also a weekend and holiday on-call requirement.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Assesses comprehensive data including physical, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs and interprets assessment information to derive the diagnosis.

• Involves patient, family and health care team members in formulating a culturally appropriate individualized plan of care and identifies expected outcomes based on nursing assessment and diagnosis.

• Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and health care team members.

• Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.

• Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care.

Required Qualifications:

• BSN degree or in progress

• RN in state of Illinois

• BLS & PALS

• Two years acute care hospital experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous ICU, PACU or NICU experience

• Pediatric experience in an orthopedic and/or plastics environment

• Bilingual English/Spanish


The pay range for this position is $42.79 - $64.20. Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.