REGISTERED NURSE II

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class Title: REGISTERED NURSE II - 38132 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 

Opening Date: 10/03/2024
Closing Date/Time: 10/17/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,899 - $9,381 per month ($82,788 - $112,572 per year)  
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 4
Plan/BU: RC023

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  41303 

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, Illinois. This position will be responsible for performing direct nursing care for people with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, including providing work-related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower level direct care support staff on an assigned shift.  The successful candidate shall demonstrate a good oral and written communication skills, be a self-starter, and be able to carry out nursing assignments pursuant to the direction of medical personnel.

Essential Functions

• Provides professional nursing care services on assigned shift.
• Provides work-related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower-level direct care support staff on an assigned shift in the care of individuals, injury reduction, health and safety, hygiene, treatment, procedures and the use of equipment.
• Serves as designated lead worker to lower-level staff.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Sets up, operates, and monitors special equipment. Inventories, orders, and maintains security of medication, drugs, and medical equipment and supplies into a computer system.
• Prepares and maintains medical records and histories.
• Serves as Center-Wide medical/nursing resource during the absence of other professional nursing personnel on the assigned shift.
• Serves as a Center Float Nurse for medication administration on an assigned shift; on-call rotation, as assigned.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires (a) graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or diploma degree in nursing and two (2) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience or (b) a bachelor’s degree in nursing and one (1) year of professional nursing experience or (c) a master’s degree in nursing.
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays on a rotation basis.
• Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
• Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.