Director Of Nursing

Location: Kankakee, IL, US, 60901

Job Requisition ID:  36957

Opening Date: 04/23/2024
Closing Date/Time:  05/06/2024 
Salary:  Anticipated Salary: $10,091-$11,261 per month ($121,092 - $135,132 per year) 
County:  Kankakee 
Number of Vacancies:  1 

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is looking for a high performing compassionate Registered Nurse who is seeking an opportunity to direct and manage the delivery of health care services provided to the individuals of our Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois. The Director of Nursing serves as an integral member of our leadership team helping to fulfill our commitment to excellent individual care and Treatment. The Shapiro Center strives to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as Director of Nursing. Manages, plans, directs and organizes the functions of the Center’s Nursing Services.
2. Serves as full-line supervisor.
3. Assists the Regional Executive Director in managing and directing the health care services for the Center.
4. Recommends to the Regional Executive Director the development and implementation of policies and procedures. 
5. Develops in-service education programs for professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.
6. Develops budget and staffing plans for review by the Regional Executive Director and Center Director. 
7. Conducts unannounced inspections of the grounds, buildings, offices and living units to determine cleanliness, compliance to policies and procedures, drug security measures and certification standards during and after business hours and on holidays/weekends.
8. Conducts staff meetings with both subordinate managers and other subordinate staff to discuss new policies and procedures. 
9. Provides active nursing care to individuals.
10. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
2. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in nursing.
3. Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Three (3) years of professional experience supervising paraprofessional and professional nursing staff, assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff and preparing and signing performance evaluations.
2. Three (3) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments to improve the quality of care delivered to individuals.
3. Three (3) years of professional experience directing and managing the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of a nursing services program for a public or private organization to ensure that all individuals care is done in a complete, effective, proper and timely manner.
4. Three (3) years of professional experience providing advice and guidance regarding the most difficult nursing issues.
5. Two (2) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures relative to latest trends and nursing standards.
6. Two (2) years of professional experience developing budget and staffing plans for a public or private organization.
7. One (1) year of basic proficiency in the use of office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the ability to Serve as Administrator on Duty (AOD) on a rotation basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays.
2. Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
3. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
4. Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
5. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
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.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours:  See below 

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM; Monday -Friday

Saturdays/Sundays Off

Serving as AOD on rotation basis, after business hours, holidays & weekends
Work Location: 100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901 

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Shapiro Center

Clinical Services
Agency Contact:  DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Health Services ; Social Services 

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

Term Appointment: Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the
Department of Human Services’s discretion.

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)

* Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)

• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:

• donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
• systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com

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