RN Shift Coordinator, Nurse II

NURSE SHIFT COORDINATOR (Registered Nurse II)

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The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail‑oriented licensed Registered Nurse for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois. This position will be responsible for performing direct nursing care for people with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, including providing work‑related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower‑level direct care support staff on an assigned shift. 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.

• Functions as Nurse Shift Coordinator for residential areas on an assigned shift.
• Provides work‑related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower‑level direct care support staff on an assigned shift in the care of individuals, injury reduction, health and safety, hygiene, treatment, procedures, and the use of equipment.
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Sets up, operates, and monitors special equipment.
• Prepares and maintains medical records and histories.
• Serves as Center‑Wide medical/nursing resource during the absence of other professional nursing personnel on the assigned shift.
• Serves as a Center Float Nurse for medication administration on an assigned shift; on‑call rotation, as assigned.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires (a) graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or diploma degree in nursing and two (2) years of progressively…