Regional Nurse

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an organized, professional, and results oriented individual to serve as Regional Nurse.  Under general supervision, this position will provide consultation and analysis on health-related concerns in investigation reports, complex health care records, and other related materials. The position will also consult with biological parents, foster parents, relative caregivers, or residential providers regarding health-related concerns for children with special health care needs and provide input into the treatment plan with the child caregiver and worker.  In addition, this position will serve as a liaison for the client/family with community hospitals, child abuse and neglect teams, fatality teams, and community physical and mental health programs.  This position provides a great opportunity for a compassionate medical professional who is focused on ensuring that children in the care of DCFS receive the best health care possible.  DCFS offers a competitive compensation plan, excellent benefits, and a pension program.  The ideal candidate for this position will have exemplary medical skills and strong communication skills.  We invite you to join our innovative team to help make a positive difference in the lives of the children and families of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• Provides consultation and analysis on health-related concerns in investigation reports, complex health care records, and other related materials
• Provides updated information relative to referral procedures and other protocols involving community health care or health related services
• In collaboration with the Department’s Healthworks networks and assigned skilled, residential, and acute psychiatric facilities, provides quality assurance monitoring to ensure that health care services are provided to Department youth in care
• Translates and interprets, both orally and in writing, for Spanish speaking clients about services available and
• the proper completion of forms.
• Provides input into staffings, Clinical Intervention Placement Preservation (CIPP) Teams, Peer Reviews, Expanded capacities, clinical placement reviews, and the evaluation of health issues of youth in care in permanency planning
• Through quality assurance monitoring initiatives, assesses and evaluates the delivery of health care services
• Develops and conducts bi-annual in-service training sessions for professional staff, caregivers, and providers, presenting information regarding identified health related issues and health care services
• Provides input into special studies and projects
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires one of the following: (a) graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or diploma degree in nursing and three years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience; or (b) a bachelor’s degree in nursing and two years of professional nursing experience; or (c) a master’s degree in nursing
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois-copy of certificate required
• Requires ability to speak and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to pass a background check.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Requires current CPR(BLS) certification
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.