Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Listed compensation
$160k-$180k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Position: Chief Nursing Officer
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Compensation: Annual Salary $160,000-$180,000 plus annual bonus incentives
- Sign on bonus: $15,000
- Added Perks: Company Paid Parking
RUSH Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Respiratory Therapists (RT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
We Support Your Career Growth and Personal Well-being
- Start Strong: Extensive and thorough orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting
- Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education.
- Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program. Company Paid Parking.
Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO for full-time team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings for full-time team members
Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection for full-time team members
Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient car
Responsibilities
We are looking for a valued employee who will be a Champion of the Select Medical Way, which includes putting the patient first, helping to improve quality of life for the community in which you live and work, continuing to develop and explore new ideas, providing high-quality care and doing well by doing what is right.
As the clinical leader for your facility, you will collaborate with your CEO and your Human Resources leader to tackle problems and enhance both the employee and patient experience. You will learn high standard leadership skills, work with respiratory and rehabilitation departments, and lead a highly skilled clinical team.
- Resolve staffing ratios and work with the senior nursing staff to improve the quality of care.
- Engage with your regional leaders on staffing initiatives, including leading educational programs for new graduates and re-entry nurses.
- Have fiscal responsibility to ensure that budgets are met and that costs are controlled within the hospital.
Treat others as they would like to be treated and aim to create a supportive and engaging culture for your employees.
Minimum Requirements
- BSN required. MSN or equivalent Masters in Healthcare or enrollment in a Master's program required. Exceptions approved by SVP, Clinical Operations.
- Three to Five years of hospital nursing experience required. Three or more years' experience in a managerial or supervisory capacity preferred.
- Current state licensure as a Registered Nurse required
- BLS required
- ACLS required within 6 months of hire
Preferred Qualifications That Will Make You Successful
Having experience with vents, hemodynamics, critical drips, ET Tubes and wounds.
Additional Data
Rush Specialty Hospital, a partnership between Select Medical and RUSH, is a 100-bed facility that combines a critical illness recovery hospital and an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital.
Our team is committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery as well as exceptional rehabilitation services to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.
Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Nursing Leadership — Registered Nurse Career Context
Of the 40 active Nursing Leadership listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 57% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$170k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $170k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $160k–$180k | Nursing Leadership RN median $87k (middle half $81k–$98k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$170k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Nursing Leadership listings in Illinois | 6 active | —live on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| All nursing leadership listings in Illinois | 193 active | 5,868 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 25% remote · 57% no call · 68% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $15k sign-on | Illinois registered nurse listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 11% offer loan repayment193 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Nursing Leadership RN listings | 165 in the last 30 days | 174 the 30 days before (−5%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
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