Job Title: Registered Nurse II # 18241 Dixon
Agency: Department of Human Services
Opening Date:09/12/2022
Closing Date/Time: 09/23/2022
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,927 – $8,059 per month.
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Lee
Work Hours: 5:45 pm – 6:15 am, Week 1: Sun, Wed, Fri: Week 2: Mon, Tue, Sat Nursing
Work Location: 1120 Washington Ave Dixon, IL 61021-1258
Division of Developmental Disabilities Mabley Developmental Center Nursing Services
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 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.
Job Responsibilities
1. Utilizing the nursing process, assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates the delivery of nursing care for patients receiving health care services on an assigned unit on an assigned shift.
2. Serves as designated lead worker to lower-level staff.
3. Provides reports to staff and to the oncoming lead worker to ensure continuity of care.
4. Participates in meetings and discussions with clinical, medical, administrative, and other staff.
5. Monitors the use of appropriate techniques to ensure a safe, secure therapeutic, and sanitary environment of care and general performance of duties.
6. Completes mandatory training requirements and participates in continuing education workshops and seminars to maintain age and disability-specific professional competency through observation and evaluation.
7. Attends ongoing education programs mandatory and optional in-service programs,
8. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. 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.
2. Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays on a rotation basis.
2. Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
3. Requires the ability to lift 50 pounds unassisted.
4. Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
5. Requires ability to travel.
6. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
7. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.
8. Requires ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidelines.
About the Agency
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is to provide equitable access to social services, support programs, and resources to enhance the lives of all we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency, and Kindness.