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Registered Nurse Float Part Time Nights 8 or 12 Hour Shifts

Northwestern Medicine · Wheaton, IL · Part time · Health Care Provider

Posted Sep 17, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Part time nights at 0.6 FTE, eight or twelve hour shifts in Wheaton. How does that fit your life?

What they are checking: The posting states the FTE, both shift lengths and the site.

What would you do

How is nursing on a rehab unit different from acute care?

What they are checking: Rehab is about function over weeks rather than stabilizing someone.

How do you take report on a unit you have not worked recently?

What they are checking: The posting is a resource team covering all six units.

What do you do if you are assigned patients you do not feel competent to take?

What they are checking: Refusing an unsafe assignment is a professional duty and it takes nerve.

How do you stay connected to what changed on units you are not on every week?

What they are checking: A float nurse misses unit communication everywhere they go.

What is thinner overnight in a rehabilitation hospital, and how do you work around it?

What they are checking: The posting is nights, when therapy and medical cover are off site.

About the work

Tell me about your rehabilitation nursing experience.

What they are checking: The posting is a float role across a rehabilitation hospital's six units.

What would you watch for in a patient with a spinal cord injury?

What they are checking: The posting names spinal cord among the six units, where autonomic problems and skin are the risks.

How do you care for a patient recovering from a brain injury?

What they are checking: The posting names brain injury as one of the units covered.

What do you watch for in someone recovering from a stroke?

What they are checking: The posting names stroke as one of the units covered.

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8 or 12-hour shifts 0.6FTE Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital’s Nursing Resource team provides coverage for all six units of the hospital including Stroke, Spinal Cord, Brain Injury, Neuromuscular and Musculoskeletal units. This team offers both flexibility of scheduling and heightened professional growth and development. The nursing and patient care technician roles allow the individual to build confidence, develop excellent customer service skills, sharpen their assessment skills and learn how to easily adapt to any situation or patient diagnosis while navigating different teams within the hospital Rehabilitation setting. Responsible for the complete nursing process, which includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, teaching, evaluation and documentation of patient care from a patient’s admission through discharge. Integrates contributions of interdisciplinary team to assure best possible outcomes are achieved. Supervises and maintains a professional relationship with licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel. Clinical Practice: Utilizes the nursing process to provide coordinated patient care. Delivers holistic care by demonstrating involvement of the patient and their family in a plan of care that is culturally sensitive. Adheres to hospital and nursing department philosophies and policies. Utilizes the documentation system to accurately reflect patient care planned for and delivered, as per policy and protocol. Applies current technology, competencies and theory in the delivery of care. Utilizes the documentation system to accurately reflect interventions delivered as per policy and procedure. Required: • Current Illinois RN license. • BLS CPR certification through American Heart Association. • ADN or higher nursing degree (i.e. BSN) or signed learning agreement required upon hire. • Analytical skills necessary to assess a patient's condition and utilize the nursing process and professional judgment in providing comprehensive patient care. • Ability to interact with patients, families, medical personnel and other members of the health care team. • Ability to perform effectively and efficiently in stressful, urgent situations. • Cognizant of customer needs related to culture, age, developmental level and diagnoses. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. Preferred: • Bachelors degree. • Previous rehabilitation nursing work experience. Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person. Benefits We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more. Sign-on Bonus Eligibility (if sign-on bonus offered for position): Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.

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