Nursing Careers at Carle

Looking for your perfect world? Carle Foundation Hospital is looking to hire the best and brightest nurses.

1. A primary stroke center, Level I trauma center and Level III perinatal services - Carle Foundation, a 325-bed regional care hospital, houses a Primary Stroke Center and the area’s only Level I Trauma Center and Level III perinatal services.
2. Magnet® designated hospital with nursing career ladder - We are dedicated to following the best nursing practices. We offer a superior working environment where nurses are highly valued and have the opportunity to conduct research in difference-making areas such as pain management.
3. Nursing research opportunities - We demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based medicine, an important part of our Magnet status.  We provide evidence based practice classes and initiate innovative nursing research projects.
4. High employee satisfaction - Throughout our ongoing surveys, employees consistently report a high level of satisfaction with Carle.  Professional Status was rated highest of amongst all categories in the Work Satisfaction scores for our Magnet Survey.
5. $8000 BSN/MSN tuition assistance - We offer tuition assistance for all employees, as well as up to $8,000 in assistance for nurses pursuing a BSN/MSN degree.
6. Nursing residencies - Designed to help graduate nurses transition from a school environment into practice, or to help a current nurse transition to new care setting, our nursing residency program provides a safe learning environment with underlying principals of critical thinking and accountability.
7. Competitive pay and benefits
8. Vacation accrual based on RN years of service anywhere
9. Physician-led organization