Careers in Healthcare

Best at the Bedside

OSF Saint Francis Medical Center has designed a financial incentives program specifically to retain and recruit bedside nurses. It is called Best at the Bedside, and it celebrates the most important aspect of nursing: hands-on patient care. You can advance your career and remain
in bedside nursing.

The Program Works Like This

• There are five clinical ladder levels, each with their own established standards.
• Established standards are based on practice and professional growth.
• Nurses may review their level yearly to help determine advancement opportunities.
• There is no limit to the number of nurses who may participate at any given level of the program.
• Financial incentives are incorporated into levels III, IV, and V so nurses can stay at the bedside and still advance in their career professionally and financially.