PROGRAM NURSE (REGISTERED NURSE II)
Dixon, IL, US, 61021
Job Requisition ID: 47072
Opening Date: 06/02/2025
Closing Date: 06/13/2025
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: REGISTERED NURSE II - 38132
Skill Option: None
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: (Eff 7/1/25) $7,172 - $9,752/month ($86,064 - $117,024/year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: RC023
Merit Comp Code:
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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Why Work for Illinois?
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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.
Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an energetic licensed Registered Nurse to serve as Program Nurse for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon Illinois. The incumbent will coordinate medical and nursing care for individuals on assigned shift, reviewing daily program medical reports and determining medical problems needing physician review. Provides information to physician and assists physician with rounds. The Mabley Developmental Center serves a broad spectrum of individuals with behavioral and medical needs.
Essential Functions
- Under direction of the Director of Nursing, serves as Program Nurse.
- Participates as a member of the unit’s ID Team.
- Serves as designated lead worker.
- Coordinates facility-wide clinics for individuals as well as supplies for the Center in the absence of the regular assigned staff member.
- Prepares and maintains records and/or reports needed to adequately document nursing care plans.
- Conducts in-service training sessions for the center nursing staff.
- Serves as Center-Wide medical/nursing resource during the absence of other professional nursing personnel on the assigned shift.
- Serves as chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee and serves on other facility committees.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required 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 years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience OR (b) a bachelor’s degree in nursing and one 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 ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
- Requires the ability to obtain the Certification of Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) within two years in accordance with the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation issued 03/09/2020, Executive Order 2020-10 and the Department of Human Services operational efforts to meet urgent public health conditions.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays on a rotation basis.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
- Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as medically necessary to prevent injury to the patient or others.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm; Monday-Friday; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Nursing
Work Location: 1120 Washington Ave, Dixon, Illinois, 61021-1258
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Mabley Developmental Center
Assigned Shifts
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: 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.
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)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
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Nearest Major Market: Sterling