Job Description

Posting number: 12281

Department: Health Department

Division: Behavioral Health

Job classification: Flex Nurse

Posting type: Open

Categories: Nursing

Summary

As a Registered Nurse in our Women's Residential Program, this person is responsible for the direct care of clients, including crisis intervention and triage on admission, participates in developing treatment plans with clients, provides emergency assessment for hospitalizations, administers medications, and reports supply needs to the Nursing Coordinator. This is a residential program for women with substance use disorders. Through education, individual/group counseling, case management, psychiatric care, medical services, and family/peer support, clients are empowered and achieve skills to recover.

Scheduled Hours: As needed (1st, 2nd or 3rd shift)

Examples of duties

• Acts as a triage nurse for admissions to the program.
• Provides professional nursing care, including administering medications, according to physician’s orders in conformance with recognized nursing techniques and procedures, established standards, and administrative policies of the department.
• Recognizes and interprets symptoms of clients’ conditions, reports to appropriate personnel, and assists with remedial measures for adverse developments.
• Monitors the collection of urine specimens according to Standard precautions, of SAP.
• Maintains clinical charts including documentation of observations, and medications treatments; reports on the condition of clients; observes and corrects, if possible, environmental factors dealing with comfort and safety.
• Participates as a team member at staff interviews and provides input regarding the stability of the client’s physical condition.
• Is responsible for arranging clinic appointments, chest x-rays, laboratory work, and other medication appointments.
• Makes arrangements for the medical transfer of patients to other treatment facilities, as necessary.
• Focuses on client empowerment in providing treatment, seeking to assist clients to build on strengths in addressing treatment needs

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree, two years in general nursing care is required, plus one year of experience in chemical dependency is preferred - OR -
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma, (1) one year of experience in general nursing care required, plus (1) one year of experience in the chemical dependency/behavioral health field is preferred.
• Licensed in the state of Illinois as a Registered Nurse (RN) - OR -
• Illinois licensure by reciprocity within six months of the initial date of employment.

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. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

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 https://www.lakecountyil.gov/4515/Salary-Grades. 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.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.