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Nurse Educator

Park Forest, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jul 2026

💰 $125,184/yr($121,524/yr – $125,184/yr)

About the role

Job Requisition ID: 56863

Opening Date: 07/14/2026
Closing Date: 07/27/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option: Special License - Registered Nurse License
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,127 - $10,432 per month ($121,524 - $125,184 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage

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Why Work for Illinois?

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Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse to review program needs, setting priorities and assigning nursing staff to ensure compliance with standards of care and practice, facility and departmental policies and compliance with applicable standards including the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois. The Ludeman Developmental Center strives to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

Essential Functions

Serves as a Nursing Educator for the Ludeman Developmental Center.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Coordinates new nurses and contracted nursing staff training/orientation for continuing health information, protocols, policies, procedures for nurses as appropriate.
Reviews health records, conducts audits and develops in-services/training related to deficiencies in documentation and care of the individual.
Analyzes and evaluates health care policies and procedures to improve the quality of care.
Participates in facility nursing meetings as scheduled.
Serves as Nursing Supervisor on Call.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of those duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in nursing.
Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively res