Registered Nurse ; Ump

Registered Nurse I - 38131

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented Licensed Registered Nurse for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester, Illinois. This position will be responsible for performing direct nursing care for people with mental illness. 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.

Translates orally in writing for Spanish speaking individuals.

Essential Functions:

• Utilizing the nursing process, provides professional nursing care to mentally ill patients.
• Provides guidance to lower-level staff for adherence to treatment plans and compliance with applicable operational policies and procedures, current professional standards of psychiatric mental health patient care.
• Performs a variety of nursing care functions including preparing and administering medication, laboratory specimens, preparing patients for specialized diagnostic testing, providing Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Consults with physicians and other professional staff regarding patient treatment and care.
• Monitors the use of appropriate techniques to ensure a safe, secure therapeutic and sanitary environment of care and general performance of duties.
• Completes mandatory nursing training requirements and continuing education workshops and seminars to maintain professional competency.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or diploma degree in nursing OR a bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Requires the ability to speak, read, and write Spanish at a colloquial skill level.

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes a pension program, competitive group insurance benefits, paid personal, sick, and vacation days, paid holidays, flexible work schedules, parental leave, deferred compensation program, optional pre-tax programs, federal public service loan forgiveness program eligibility, GI Bill® training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans, and a commuter savings program (Chicago only).