REGISTERED NURSE I (UMP)

Posting Identification Number 43377

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Position Overview

The Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt (ICRE-R) is seeking to hire a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing services in the care and treatment of severely physically disabled young adults.  This position provides guidance to the residential care staff in carrying out facets of individual treatment programs and interacts with students, parents/guardians and other medical professionals on the care and treatment of ICRE-R students.

Essential Functions

Provides professional nursing care to resident students at the Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education - Roosevelt (ICRE-R).
Assists in establishing the treatment plan to meet individual patient needs.
Provides instruction to ICRE-R staff in the daily physical care of students.
Participates in and attends clinics, Case Management, Individualized Education Plan (IEP)'s and in-service training meets and inter-service meetings.
Maintains close working relationships with other rehabilitation disciplines at the Center to verify an effective rehabilitation program for individual students.
Inventories, orders, and maintains security of medications, drugs and other medical equipment and supplies.
Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably with the scope of 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.
* This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Conditions of Employment

Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.