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Travel Nurse RN - Dialysis

Decatur, IL · On-site

$1.9K/wk

Graduate of an accredited program * Active and unrestricted professional license(s) and required ... new jobs to land your next adventure. As a nationally recognized and award-winning agency, we ...

AHS Staffing

Travel Nurse RN - Dialysis

Decatur, IL · On-site

$1.9K/wk

Graduate of an accredited program * Active and unrestricted professional license(s) and required ... new jobs to land your next adventure. As a nationally recognized and award-winning agency, we ...

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How much do new graduate nurse jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 12, 2026, the average hourly pay for new graduate nurse in Decatur, IL is $28.82, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.04 and $32.16 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What types of support and training can a new graduate nurse expect during their first year on the job?

Most healthcare facilities offer structured orientation programs for New Graduate Nurses, which may include preceptorships, mentorship, and classroom-based learning to help bridge the gap between academic training and professional practice. You’ll typically receive hands-on training under the guidance of experienced nurses, allowing you to gradually take on more patient care responsibilities as your skills and confidence grow. Many organizations also provide ongoing education, access to nurse residency programs, and regular feedback sessions. This supportive environment ensures you have the tools and guidance needed to succeed and advance in your nursing career.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a new graduate nurse?

To thrive as a New Graduate Nurse, you need a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) and a passing score on the NCLEX-RN exam. Familiarity with electronic health records (EHRs), basic patient monitoring devices, and standard medical protocols is essential. Strong communication, eagerness to learn, resilience, and teamwork help new nurses adapt quickly and support patients effectively. These skills and qualities enable new graduates to deliver safe, compassionate care while navigating the rigorous transition from student to professional nurse.

What is a new graduate nurse?

A New Graduate Nurse job is an entry-level nursing position designed for recent nursing school graduates who have obtained their RN license. These roles provide hands-on clinical experience, mentorship, and training to help new nurses transition into professional practice. New Grad Nurses typically work in hospitals, clinics, or long-term care facilities under the supervision of experienced nurses. Many hospitals offer residency programs to support skill development and confidence-building during this transition.

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Infographic showing various New Graduate Nurse job openings in Decatur, IL as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 3% As Needed, 63% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 18% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $59,951 per year, or $28.8 per hour.

Registered Nurse (RN) - Orthopedic Nursing

Memorial Health

Decatur, IL • On-site

$30.23 - $48.37/hr

Other

PTO

Re-posted 7 days ago

Memorial Health rating

6.9

Company rating: 6.9 out of 10

Based on 175 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

455th of 887 rated healthcare providers

Job description

Min
USD $30.23/Hr.
Max
USD $48.37/Hr.
Overview
Manages, coordinates and performs nursing care with compassion and care for an assigned group of patients and their families and incorporate preventative measures.
NURSING GOAL: A goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defines by the patient and their families and incorporate preventative measures.
Highlights & Benefits:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employee Assistance Program and Colleague Wellness
Benefits - Memorial HR
Qualifications
Education and/or Other Requirements
Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
  • Current Hepatitis b vaccination
  • Will complete additional training or demonstrate competency in skills identified in the unit-specific competency plan and skills list.
  • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
  • Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions.
  • Gives full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
  • Ability to see details at close range.
  • Actively looks for ways to help people.
  • Understand written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Awareness of other's reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
  • Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Environmental Factors
This position is performed within an environment of frequent exposure to blood and body fluids.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required walk, stand, stoop to floor level, kneel and assist in lifting patient; to assist patients and/or adjust equipment at floor level; to reach, change and read IV's 5 feet from the floor unaided; to support weight of persons 200 pounds or more in emergency situations.
  • Ability to attend to visual details.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
  • Ability to receive and comprehend written and oral communications.
  • Ability to read 5 feet from the floor unaided.
  • Ability to utilize fine motor control in hands, the ability to hear, and the ability to meet visual demands.
  • The employee will frequently be required to lift, push and pull weight of at least 5 to 50 pounds.

Mental Demands
  • Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.
  • Analyze information or data.
  • Plan sequence of operations or actions.
  • Make decisions of moderate to substantial effects, with a variety of alternatives and moderate to substantial consequences.
  • Use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information, deal with abstract variables.
  • Comprehend written basic instructions, safety rules, office memoranda at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to compose written communication using standard business English at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to comprehend verbal sentences and instructions at a high school graduate level.
  • Ability to converse in Standard English at a high school graduate level.

Note:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to assist an otherwise qualified individual in the performance of the job. In order to meet the needs of the Company employees may be assigned other duties, in addition to or in lieu of those described above.
Responsibilities
  • CLINICAL JUDGEMENT - Clinical reasoning, which includes decision-making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acquired through a process of integrating formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence-based guidelines.
    • Demonstrates the ability to assess the full scope of patient needs, using the nursing process on a continuous basis.
    • Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems while seeking out multi-disciplinary collaboration with comfort, when necessary.
    • Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
  • CARING PRACTICES: Nursing activity that create a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients/families and staff. Working on another's behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethical and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting.
    • Promotes safety throughout patient's and family's transitions along the healthcare continuum.
    • Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responds appropriately.
    • Effectively resolves patient complaints.
    • Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
  • COLLABORATION/SYSTEMS THINKING - Working with others (e.g., patients, families, healthcare providers) in a way that promotes/encourages each person's contribution toward achieving optimal/realistic patient/family goals. Involves intra-and inter- disciplinary work with colleagues and community. Body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever Environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family and staff, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.
    • Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.
    • Actively utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
    • Effectively plans and communicates patient care plans.
    • Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care and/or practice issues.
    • Seeks out opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored.
    • Recruits diverse resources when appropriate to optimize patient outcomes.
    • Serves as a resource to department and patient/family.
  • RESPONSE TO DIVERSITY - The sensitivity to recognize, appreciate and incorporate differences into the provision of care. Differences may include, but are not limited to, cultural differences, personalities, spiritual beliefs, gender, race, ethnicity, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, age, and values.
    • Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care; incorporates appropriate alternative therapies.
    • Tailors healthcare culture to meet the diverse needs and strengths of each patient/family.
  • FACILITATION OF LEARNING - The ability to facilitate learning for patients/families, nursing staff, other members of the healthcare team, and community. Include both formal and informal facilitation of learning.
    • Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care, collaborating and incorporating all healthcare providers' and educational plans.
    • Provides individualized care.
    • Evaluates patient's understanding by observing behavior changes throughout plan of care.
    • Sets patient-driven goals for education.
    • Work toward achieving Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  • CLINICAL INQUIRY (INNOVATOR/EVALUATOR) - The ongoing process of questioning and evaluating practice and providing informed practice. Creating practice changes through research utilization and experimental learning.
    • Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
    • Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
    • Evaluates current practices based on patient responses, analysis of literature, research, and education.
    • Incorporates evidence based practice into care delivery.
    • Actively pursues continuing educational opportunities.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Recruiter:
Jessica Brown, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
brown.jessica@mhsil.com

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