Registered Nurse

Description

$3,000 Sign On Bonus

1099 Contract - $130 per resident, per month, 40 - 45 residents total.

Job Summary: 

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and coordinating optimum client care by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with clients, significant others, and other team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

Requirements

Qualifications:

1. Current Nursing License from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
2. Experience is desirable but not mandatory.
3. Ability to supervise and administer nursing care and treatment is essential.
4. Possess characteristics of understanding, patience, and tact in dealing with clients, their families, and visitors.
5. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
6. Follows HIPPA and CIL guidelines in maintaining confidentiality of all Client information. 
7. Support the CIL mission statement.

Physical Requirements:

1. Ability to communicate in English via phone, in writing and verbally in conversation with different levels of staff, client families, and any outside contacts.
2. The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
3. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hand or fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50-100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, depth perceptions, and ability to adjust focus, ability to utilize a computer, phone. etc. for extended periods of time.
4. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to blood or body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemical. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
5. Lifts and carries light objects such as client charts etc. without assistance.
6. Occasionally transfers up to 75 pounds with assistance while lifting, positioning and transferring clients.
7. Stands, walks up to 75 percent of the shift to carry out responsibilities.
8. Stoops, bends, and squats as required to reach lower drawers in medication carts, file cabinets, etc.
9. Able to wear gloves and other protective equipment.
10. Possesses eye-hand coordination.
11. Possesses skills for continuous handling, fingering, and feeling required for client assessment and maintaining equipment.
12. Possesses necessary skills to continuously comprehend and communicate with clients and staff, to develop and follow written policies and procedures.