Location: Elgin, IL, US, 60123
Job Requisition ID: 41517
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: REGISTERED NURSE I - 38131
Closing Date/Time: 04/04/2025
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,139 - $8,451 per month ($73,668 - $101,412 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Kane
Number of Vacancies: 11
Bargaining Unit: RC023
Posting Identification Number 41517
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented Licensed Registered Nurse for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, 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.
Essential Functions
- Utilizing the nursing process, provides professional nursing care to mentally ill patients on a living unit.
- 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.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
- Requires the ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.
- 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: Various shifts. 30 minute unpaid lunch. See below.
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Sun/Wed, Week 2: off Mon/Sat (FTP H/I)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week1: off Sun/Wed, Week 2: off Mon/Sat (FTP White)
(1 vacancy) 11:00pm - 7:00am Week 1: off Sun/Fri, Week 2: off Tues/Sat (FTP Dix/Jenks)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Sun/Thurs, Week 2: off Tues/Sat (FTP Dix/Jenks)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Sun/Thurs, Week 2: off Mon/Sat (FTP Dix/Jenks)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Sun/Thurs, Week 2: off Tues/Sat (FTP H/I)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Mon/Sat, Week 2: off Sun/Wed (FTP M/N)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Wed/Sat, Week 2: off Sun/Fri (FTP Dix/Jenks)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Sun/Fri, Week 2: off Tues/Sat (FTP M/N)
(1 vacancy) 7:00am - 3:00pm Week 1: off Mon/Sat, Week 2: off Sun/Wed (FTP M/N)
(1 vacancy) 4:00pm - 12:00am Week 1: off Mon/Sat, Week 2: off Sun/Thurs (CPS Hinton)
Work Location: Elgin - 750 S State St
Division of Mental Health
Elgin Mental Health Center
Forensic Treatment Program (FTP) and Community Psychiatric Staff (CPS)
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
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
- systems@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
Must apply through external site: REGISTERED NURSE I (UPWARD MOBILITY) Job Details | State of Illinois (jobs2web.com)