Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Kathyz · Feb 28, 2009

I don't know much about Illinois Masonic. Actually Advocate Luthern General is right on the Des Plaines border which is a lot closer to where you're going to live. However, I heard they having a hiring freeze. Illinois Masonic is having an open house for new grads on March 9. I believe their next new grad orientation program, which is 18 weeks, starts in July. They to attend since so many hospitals out here now have hiring freezes. I work for NorthShore which comprimises Evanston, Highland Park, Glenbrook and now Skokie Hospital. We are not really hiring at this time either.

Good luck!

krb09 · Mar 1, 2009

Thanks for the info! Actually, we will try to live closer to where I will be working since my partner will only be in Chicago for a year and then traveling the world for three years. No use in trying to be closer to her job if she won't be there ;-)

I'm going to go to that open house even though its a 5-6 hour drive for me. Now that I type that, it doesn't really seem like that far away. I am hoping that it would at least show that I am really serious about working there since I made a 5-6 hour drive for a 2 hour open house.

I really hope I am able to find a job. I never thought going into nursing I'd have to worry this much about it.

shygoofyone · Mar 21, 2009

I don't know too much, but they supposedly have a wonderful new grad residency program and starting pay is $50k/year for new grads (ADN or BSN)

babybumblebee · May 8, 2009

yes in 50K