Registered Nurse II

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Job Requisition ID: 52307 

Opening Date: 12/29/2025
Closing Date: 01/12/2026
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: REGISTERED NURSE II - 38132 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $7,172 - $9,752 per month ($86,064 - $117,024 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Lake
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: RC023 Registered Nurses, INA
Merit Comp Code: 

Position Overview

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire an independent, highly organized, and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse for the Kiley Developmental Center located in Waukegan, Illinois. This position will be responsible for performing direct nursing care for people with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, including providing work-related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower-level direct care support staff on an assigned shift.  The successful candidate shall demonstrate a 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 services on assigned shift.
• Provides work-related guidance, instruction, and explanation to lower-level direct care support staff on an assigned shift in the care of individuals, injury reduction, health and safety, hygiene, treatment, procedures and the use of equipment.
• Serves as designated lead worker to lower-level staff. 
• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Sets up, operates, and monitors special equipment. 
• Prepares and maintains medical records and histories.
• Serves as Center-Wide medical/nursing resource during the absence of other professional nursing personnel on the assigned shift. 
• Serves as a Center Float Nurse for medication administration on an assigned shift; on-call rotation, as assigned.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires (a) graduation from an approved nursing education program resulting in an associate or diploma degree in nursing and two (2) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience or (b) a bachelor’s degree in nursing and one (1) year of professional nursing experience or (c) a master’s degree in nursing. 
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois. 

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 ability to acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills. 
• Requires 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: Shift 4 6:45pm - 7:15am; 30-minute paid lunch. Various shifts, see below.

(1 vacancy) Week 1: Tues/Wed/Sat, Week 2: Sun/Thurs/Fri

(1 vacancy) Week 1: Sun/Thurs/Fri, Week 2: Mon/Tues/Sat

Headquarter Location: 1401 W Dugdale Rd, Waukegan, Illinois, 60085

Division of Developmental Disabilities

Kiley Developmental Center

Nursing Services

Work County: Lake

Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Health Services; Social Services