Job Requisition ID: 57362

Opening Date: 07/22/2026
Closing Date: 08/04/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: REGISTERED NURSE I - 38131
Skill Option: UMP Credential
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,604 - $8,960 per month ($79,248 - $107,520 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Kankakee
Number of Vacancies: 9
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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Position Overview

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

Essential Functions

• 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.
• Intervenes in potential crisis situations, e.g., suicide attempts, verbal, or physical aggression.
• 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.

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 the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays on a rotation basis.
• Requires the ability to serve on an on-call basis.
• Requires the ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills.
• Requires ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• 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 paid lunch. See below.

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Wed/Fri/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Tues/Wed (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Mon/Tues/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Wed/Thurs (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Mon/Tues/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Mon/Thurs (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Wed/Thurs/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Tues/Fri (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Mon/Tues/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Wed/Thurs (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm Week 1: Mon/Tues/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Thurs/Fri (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 10:30am - 11:00pm Week 1: Tues/Wed/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Thurs/Fri (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 10:30am - 11:00pm Week 1: Mon/Fri/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Thurs/Fri (Clinical Services)

(1 vacancy) 10:30am - 11:00pm Week 1: Mon/Tues/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Thurs/Fri (Clinical Services)

Headquarter Location: 100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Shapiro Center

Clinical Services

Work County: Kankakee

Agency Contact: [email protected]

Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services