Find Jobs

Find Jobs Near You – Available Work in Your Location

Skip to job details

Apply for this opportunity

To apply for this job, you'll continue to an external website or email application.

Apply Offsite

Advocate Aurora Health

Assistant Clinical Manager - Surgical & Trauma Intensive Care (SICU)

Pay: $44.15–$66.25/hr

Posted: 3 weeks ago

Location: Chicago, IL (Onsite)

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/15/2026

Career Insights for Surgical Assistant

See where this job fits in the broader career landscape. Knowing your career path helps you see what's possible from here.

Scorecard

Based on Illinois data

Review key factors to help you decide if this role fits your goals. How is this calculated?

Were these scores useful?

What they do

A Surgical Assistant assists in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.

$46,534 / year median in Illinois

+14% projected growth

Explore Career

Job Description

Assistant Clinical Manager - Surgical & Trauma Intensive Care (SICU) Advocate Aurora Health - 3.6 Chicago, IL Job Details Full-time $44.15 - $66.25 an hour 17 hours ago Qualifications RN License BLS Certification Critical & intensive care ACLS Certification Bachelor of Science in Nursing Charge experience Bachelor's degree in nursing Critical care experience Critical illness management Full Job Description Assistant Clinical Manager - Surgical ICU (SICU) Chicago, IL (Lakeview Neighborhood) Full time; Mon-Fri with occasional weekend split shift

Where You Will Work:

SICU is a 20-bed unit that provides nursing care to wide scope of surgical and trauma critical care patient population; including post cardiac surgical cases.

We're Looking For:

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing Registered Nurse license issued by the state of Illinois Bachelors degree in Nursing (BSN) Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association and

ACLS 3-4

years of nursing experience in Critical Care Experience as a charge nurse (1 year) Demonstrated leadership skills/experience

What You'll Do:

This position assists the Manager of Clinical Operations in the SICU providing administrative and clinical leadership on all shifts. The Assistant Clinical Manager will help plan, coordinate and manage personnel and resources to provide the highest quality patient care with trained professional and competent staff in the most cost-effective manner. This role will also assist in the provision of ongoing educational and professional development of staff. In conjunction with the manager, the Assistant Clinical Manager will collaborate with physicians and other health care disciplines to assure optimal patient care.

Accountabilities:

Performance of the principle duties and responsibilities of the RN position and serves as a role model for professional practice In collaboration with the Manager of Clinical Operations manages patient care delivery to optimize patient outcomes customer satisfaction and efficient resource management Promotion and support of an environment that is conducive to staff growth and development and autonomy

About This Location:

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center's history spans 100 years of caring for the community in the heart of Lakeview in Chicago, IL. The hospital is state-of-the-art 397-bed, non-academic teaching hospital. A new tower opened Fall of 2025. Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Accolades include:

Level I Trauma Center EDAP Primary Stroke Level III Perinatal LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equity

NAPBC / NAPRC CARF MBSAQIP

Ready to Take the