Registered Nurse I in Chicago, IL

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more Information, Please See https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/13261596 ## **Position Overview** The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented Licensed Registered Nurse for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, 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. Communicates in Spanish to those individuals who do not read or speak English. ## **Essential Functions** • Utilizing the nursing process, provides professional nursing care to mentally ill patients on an assigned living unit on an assigned shift. • 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. • Translates functions/procedures orally and in writing into Spanish for individuals who cannot speak or read English, in contacts with the general public, advocacy groups, patients and/or patient families and community organizations. • 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.