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Registered Nurse-Per Diem-LOH-Chemical Dependency Adults

Endeavor Health · Naperville, IL · $37.25–$57.74 an hour · Part time

Posted Sep 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

Per Diem Level 1 means 32 to 72 hours every six weeks. How will you make yourself available to meet that?

What they are checking: Whether they can meet the per diem commitment reliably, which the unit uses to fill gaps.

Tell me about your experience with adults in chemical dependency treatment or detox.

What they are checking: Whether they have the background to step in safely as a per diem nurse with less orientation.

Tell me about a time you used motivational interviewing or a similar approach with a patient who wasn't ready to change.

What they are checking: Whether they can support recovery without lecturing, which affects how patients engage.

Tell me about a time a patient relapsed or left treatment early. How did it affect you?

What they are checking: Emotional resilience and realistic expectations in addiction care, which predict staying power.

What would you do

A patient asks for more medication and says their withdrawal is worse than the scores show. What do you do?

What they are checking: Balance between believing the patient, using objective tools and avoiding judgment in addiction care.

You're per diem and the unit has routines you don't know yet. How do you get up to speed at the start of a shift?

What they are checking: Whether they have habits for safe practice in a unit they don't work every day.

A patient's family wants to know if their loved one is using on the unit. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Handling confidentiality and safety concerns honestly within privacy laws for substance use treatment.

About the work

How do you monitor someone detoxing from benzodiazepines, and why is it different from opioids?

What they are checking: Knowledge that benzo withdrawal can cause seizures and needs careful monitoring and tapering.

What naloxone and overdose precautions would you expect on a unit like this?

What they are checking: Awareness of overdose risk, including after loss of tolerance, and safety planning.

How do you collaborate with the Resource and Referral Department on admissions and transfers?

What they are checking: Whether they understand how patient flow works and what information must move with a patient.

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The full job description

As published by Endeavor Health.

Hourly Pay Range: $37.25 - $57.74 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors. • Endeavor Health is currently conducting a comprehensive review of our compensation structure. The new minimum for this role will be adjusted to $37.25 base pay hourly rate beginning with the second paycheck in October. ​ Position Highlights: • Position: Registered Nurse • Location: LOH Main- Naperville • Per Diem • Hours: As needed • Per Diem Commitment Level: Per Diem Level 1: 32-72 hrs. per 6-week schedule A Brief Overview: The Staff Nurse will deliver safe and compassionate nursing care for all patient populations by planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient plan of care. The Staff Nurse will collaborates with nurses, physicians, and other members of the clinical team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and continuity of care. What you will do: • Regularly performs duties of professional nurse which includes assessing patients' condition, developing and administrating patient plan of care, documenting care administered, and evaluating patient care outcomes. Warmly welcomes patients to the unit. Promotes and maintains a safe, therapeutic milieu by providing appropriate supervision and feedback to the other direct care staff. Ensures that rounds are assigned and precaution records completed in real time. • Collaborates with the Resource and Referral Department to facilitate patient admissions and transfers. Requests and provides thorough hand off communication upon admission, transfer or discharge and when sending or receiving boarding patients. • Interacts with the patient, the patient’s family, and the appropriate health care providers to collect and analyze data regarding the patient’s physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and anticipated discharge planning needs. Participates in development of interdisciplinary planning process. Ensures that medical problems are incorporated into the treatment plan. • Assists in the development and attainment of nursing department goals and objectives; participates in activities to improve department functioning and to enhance own professional competence. • Assists in the selection and orientation of qualified personnel to provide optimum patient care; demonstrates the ability to evaluate suggestions and criticisms objectively and wherever necessary undertakes to change behavior or seek further guidance. Participates in program evaluation. • Attends in-service programs and trainings; serves as a role model and central resource person for students; explains and clarifies organization policies and procedures to staff and patients; utilizes opportunities with community groups to further their knowledge and understanding of mental health problems. • supervises direct patient care as required; works within budgetary constraints to include staffing, use of overtime and use of supplies and equipment. What you will need: Education, Skills and/or Experience Required: • Maintain information as highly confidential • Nursing degree Education, Skills and/or Experience Preferred: • One-year psychiatric experience • Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the psychiatric population • Familiarity with management of a therapeutic level system and understanding of system of rewards and consequences License/Certification Required: • Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse license • Current CPR Certification issued by American Heart Association • CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification within 90 days of hire Benefits (For full time or part time positions): • Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job • Incentive pay for select positions • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance • Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development • Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options • Tuition Reimbursement • Free Parking • Wellness Program Savings Plan • Health Savings Account Options • Retirement Options with Company Match • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay • Community Involvement Opportunities Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org . When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential. Please explore our website ( www.endeavorhealth.org ) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”. Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information. Diversity, equity and inclusion is at the core of who we are; being there for our patients and each other with compassion, respect and empathy. We believe that our strength resides in our differences and in connecting our best to provide community-connected healthcare for all. EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.