Salary: $105,218.00 Annually
Location : Belvidere Medical Building - Waukegan, IL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 15904
Department: Health Department
Division: Physical Health / Healthcare Operations
Opening Date: 04/23/2026
Salary Grade: Ungraded

General Description

Our Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) serve our community through providing direct clinical care of clients, including ordering of lab tests, counseling of patients, developing treatment plans and prescribing medication (within the scope of their education and certification of the collaborative agreement with their collaborating physician). Listen to a testimonial from our Director of Provider Operations to learn more about her experience working here.
Essential Functions

• Works with staff, as a team, to provide high quality care to our patients by identifying and assessing health concerns, examines the patient based on the health concern, and creating a plan specific to the patient needs.
• Develops and maintains an awareness of the Chronic Care Model Processes in order to reduce health disparities within our communities.
• Provides clinical consultation to other staff members and supervision of staff and students as assigned.
• Demonstrates adherence to National Patient Safety Goals and plan.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to assess, monitor and improve program services as well as mandatory in-services and drills, attends staff meetings and other training, including appropriate age specific educational trainings offered on a regular basis for professional development.

Scheduled Hours: Based on Clinic Needs

• 40 Hours per Week
• Monday - Friday with a weekly evening rotation and a monthly Saturday rotation

Knowledge Skills Abilities and Education Required

• Master's Degree in Nursing or postmaster certification as an APN required.
• Appropriate certification by National certifying body as required by state law (ANCC, NCCC, NAPNAP, AMCB, or ACC) is required.
• Current Illinois licensure Advanced Practice License is required.

Supplemental Information
As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years.

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at

At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary grades at For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/2686/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements.

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

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Are you an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in the state of Illinois?

• Yes, I am an APRN in the state of Illinois.
• No, but I am an APRN in another state.
• I have completed school, but have not yet received my APRN license.
• No, I am not an APRN.

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Please summarize your relevant experience.
03

Do you have experience with any electronic medical records systems; such as NextGen? If yes, explain. If not, lists the systems you have used.
04

Please share why you are interested in working for this program and how your experience directly relates to this opening.
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