Position Summary:
Sparc’s part time Registered Nurse (RN) plays a critical role in ensuring high-quality, person-centered care while promoting independence and well-being for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The PT RN works a flexible schedule while providing skilled and compassionate nursing care to individuals in residential and day program settings. The PT RN's day-to-day activities include conducting health assessments, training staff, and administering medications while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. In this role, the PT RN will routinely collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, families, and healthcare providers to promote the health, well-being, and safety of the individuals served. Registered Nurse Trainer (RNT) certification or ability to obtain within the first three (3) months of hire required.
Universal Competencies:
Universal competencies are competency requirements that apply to all Sparc positions (Exempt & Non-Exempt, Part-time, Full-time, PRN, Supervisory and Non-Supervisory). Universal Competencies support our mission and are consistent with Sparc’s core values; they are:
Collaboration/Positive Impact: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and teams in a constructive and civil manner, utilizing existing resources, training, and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes while integrating Sparc’s core values to
“TEACH, COACH, and MENTOR.”
Proficiency Levels & Typical Behaviors: Working
- Shares appropriate information/feedback openly, professionally, and respectfully.
- Models and demonstrates open, respectful, accepting, and supportive behaviors with team members.
- Maintains productive work relationships while considering multiple perspectives and utilizing effective conflict resolution practices.
- Aligns expectations for self and team to achieve work objectives and overcome obstacles.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and respectful manner while appreciating the unique contribution of an inclusive workforce that brings together the talents of people across multiple identities.
Proficiency Levels & Typical Behaviors: Working
- Maintains productive working relationships while considering multiple perspectives.
- Demonstrates awareness of one’s own and others’ social identities (e.g., race, gender, disability status, religion, etc.), including the value and relevance of diverse identities in the workplace.
- Resolves cross-cultural conflicts effectively.
- Ability to articulate Sparc’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the reasons for its importance.
- Engages in personal and professional development on issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Service Excellence/Customer Focus: Ability to meet or exceed service needs and expectations of persons served and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Ability to effectively transmit and interpret information through appropriate communication with internal and external constituents, stakeholders, and the community.
Proficiency Levels & Typical Behaviors: Working
- Enhances service by seeking ways to add value to client interactions and services.
- Demonstrates sincere concern and takes responsibility when receiving internal and external complaints, even if the source of the problem lies elsewhere.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses feedback to enhance communication effectiveness.
- Communicates in alternative ways to accommodate different listeners.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- On-Call & Emergency Response: (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Complete on-call shifts, including coverage for non-business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Act as a liaison between individuals, families, and healthcare providers.
- Address health-related concerns promptly and effectively
- Staff Training & Support: (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Train and support Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) on medication administration and health monitoring.
- Ensure DSPs can recognize and respond to signs of illness or distress.
- Provide ongoing education on healthcare best practices
- Health Assessments & Care Planning: (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Direct Nursing Care: (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Administer medications, treatments, and wound care as prescribed.
- Respond to medical emergencies and provide appropriate interventions.
- Collaboration & Compliance: (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Work with residential and day program staff to ensure proper health care interventions.
- Ensure compliance with state, federal, and agency healthcare regulations.
- Document health data and maintain accurate medical records.
- Performs day-to-day duties in a manner that reflects Sparc’s mission and core values by being actively involved in the programs and the people that Sparc programs support. (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
- Performs other agency-related duties as assigned or required reasonably within the scope of the above-mentioned duties. “Related duties as assigned” are duties that may not be listed explicitly in the class specification or position description but are duties within the general, occupational series, and responsibility level typically associated with the employee’s class of work. (Essential and Non-Modifiable)
Qualifications:
Education & Certification
- Current and active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
- Registered Nurse Trainer (RNT), Basic Life Support (BLS), Insulin Pen, and Enteral Tube certifications required, or ability to obtain within first three (3) months following hire.
- Current, valid CPR and First Aid certifications are required.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred.
Experience & Skills
- Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience (preferably in developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or community-based care settings).
- Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills, including proficiency in electronic health records (EHR).
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and train non-medical staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision while functioning effectively in a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Previous RN work experience or educational experience working with individuals with disabilities, mental health challenges and/or elderly populations is preferred.
Other Requirements
- Must have a current, valid Illinois Driver’s License and proof of automobile insurance.
- Must possess reliable transportation for routine travel between work sites.
- Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including rotating on-call responsibilities.
- Attend and satisfactorily complete all training requirements and mandatory staff meetings.
- Experience working in a physically demanding position, including the ability to physically manage any special needs of individuals supported, the ability to transfer and assist individuals with mobility, and the ability to assist program staff in emergencies. Must possess the ability to lift, push, and pull up to 50 lbs., the ability to bend, stoop, twist, turn, squat, climb stairs, walk, and stand stationary for intermittent periods of time.
Benefits:
- Pay Range: $30/hour to $45/hour. Competitive salary will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, skills, specialized training in developmental disabilities, advanced certifications, and education.
- Work-life balance and flexible scheduling.
- Ten to twenty-five (10-25) paid vacation days annually based on years of service.
- Employees earn three (3) paid personal days pro-rated based on start date.
- Fourteen (14) paid holidays with the ability to earn additional leave time for holidays worked.
- Employees earn eight to twelve (8-12) paid sick days annually based on years of service.
- Retirement savings plan options.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Supportive, mission-driven work environment.
Working Conditions:
- Work is performed in residential group homes, day program facilities, and Sparc’s Administrative offices.
- Safety and security procedures for each work site must be followed.
- Staff in this role may be exposed to moderate noise levels and potential contact with various illnesses and diseases as well as hazardous and toxic chemicals, with some exposure to physically threatening clients, bodily fluids, bloodborne and airborne diseases, viruses, communicable diseases, etc.
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