Registered Nurse ; Ump

Job Requisition : 53394

Opening Date: 02/11/2026
Closing Date: 02/26/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class

Title:

REGISTERED NURSE I - 38131
Skill Option: UMP Credential
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,381 - $8,657 per month ($76,572 - $103,884 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Lee
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: RC023 Registered Nurses, INA

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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The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse for the Mabley Developmental Center located in Dixon, 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.

• Provides professional nursing care to individuals served on an assigned shift.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs quality assurance activities including conducting audits and preparing Infection Control Reports.
• Attends training to keep abreast of latest nursing techniques and concepts.
• Serves as Center-wide medical/nursing resource on the assigned shift during the absence of other professional nursing personnel.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• 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.

* This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

• Requires the ability to…