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Registered Nurse - Home Health *Up to $10,000 Sign on Bonus*

Silver Cross Hospital · New Lenox, IL · $35.00–$42.50 an hour · Full time

Posted Aug 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you had to make a clinical decision alone, without other nurses around.

What they are checking: Whether they have the judgment and confidence to work independently in a patient's home.

The role includes weekends, holidays and on-call. How have you handled on-call before?

What they are checking: Whether they understand and can commit to the on-call demands the posting states clearly.

If you are new to home health, what do you think will be the hardest part of the change from hospital nursing?

What they are checking: Whether they have realistic expectations about autonomy, documentation and travel in home health.

How do you supervise a home health aide and know that care is being done correctly?

What they are checking: Whether they oversee aides with clear plans and follow-up, as the posting expects of RNs.

What would you do

You arrive for a visit and find the patient confused and the home in poor condition. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they assess safety and acute change independently, since there is no one down the hall to help.

How do you plan your day of visits across the area and handle a patient who cancels last minute?

What they are checking: Whether they can organize a mobile workload and adapt without losing productivity or skipping care.

How do you stay safe when visiting a home where you feel uneasy?

What they are checking: Whether they follow safety practices and know when to leave and report instead of pushing on.

About the work

How do you complete an OASIS start of care assessment accurately?

What they are checking: Whether they understand OASIS drives care planning and payment, so accuracy really matters.

How do you teach a patient and family to manage a wound or IV at home?

What they are checking: Whether they can teach in a way that ensures the family can actually perform care between visits.

How do you reconcile medications in the home when the patient has pill bottles from several providers?

What they are checking: Whether they catch duplicate, outdated or conflicting medications, a major cause of readmissions.

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The full job description

As published by Silver Cross Hospital.

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated. Summary: Provides professional nursing skills in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care for assigned patients. The Registered Nurse provides care consistent with the standards of professional nursing. Provides leadership and supervision to CNA/SNA and other healthcare workers as assigned. Requirements: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois. CPR. Work Shift Details: Days, $10,000 Sign-On Bonus: RNs with 2+ years of Home Health RN experience $5,000 Sign-On Bonus: RNs with 2+ years of RN experience who are new to Home Health weekends and holidays and on call required Department: HOME HEALTH SKILLED NURSING Benefits for You At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members. Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes: · Medical, Dental and Vision plans · Life Insurance · Flexible Spending Account · Other voluntary benefit plans · PTO and Sick time · 401(k) plan with a match · Wellness program · Tuition Reimbursement Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits. The expected pay for this position is listed below: $35.00 - $42.50 The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

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