Closing Date: 02/22/2022
Salary: $6,176 - $6,883 per month
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
Work Hours: 6:45AM - 7:15PM 2:45PM - 3:15AM, rotating schedule with rotating days off.
Work Location: Kiley Developmental Center, 1401 W Dugdale Rd Waukegan, IL 60085-6263
County: Lake
Number of Vacancies: 8
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail- oriented licensed Registered Nurse for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois. This position will be responsible for performing direct nursing care for people with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. 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. Provides professional nursing care to individuals served on an assigned shift.
2. Provides work-related guidance, instructions and explanations to lower level nursing staff and other direct support staff in the care of individuals, injury reduction, health and safety, hygiene, treatment, procedures, and the use of equipment.
3. Attends treatment team meetings to update the Interdisciplinary Team on changes in medical status, additional medical needs and completes paperwork to document medical information in accordance with policies and guidelines.
4. Performs quality assurance activities including.
5. Attends training to keep abreast of latest nursing techniques and concepts.
6. Serves as Center-wide medical/nursing resource on the assigned shift during the absence of other professional nursing personnel.
7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
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 rotation basis.
3. Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
4. Requires basic computer skills.
5. Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
6. Requires the ability to travel.
7. Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
8. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
9. Requires ability to pass a drug screen. On January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act made it legal for residents over the age of 21 to produce, consume and sell cannabis in Illinois. Please note that although the law has changed, the Department will continue to enforce the Department’s zero tolerance Drug Testing policy. The use of unauthorized drugs, including cannabis, by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.
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