IVH-C NURSING SUPERVISOR-PSA

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking to hire a Nursing Supervisor for the Chicago Veterans’ Home. This position serves under the direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing to oversee and supervise professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in the care and treatment of veterans throughout the veteran home. This unique opportunity offers an exceptional benefit package to include health insurance, including eye care and dental, deferred compensation, life insurance and retirement. If you desire to become a valued member of a hard-working and respected team and up for a challenge or a change in your career, please take this opportunity to apply for this rewarding and gratifying position.

Essential Functions

• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• In accordance with established standards and administrative policies, serves as nursing supervisor on an assigned shift with authority for total supervision of professional and non-professional staff and oversight for the continuing care of residents by facilitating care with facility staff in other areas of the home, such as restorative nursing, dietary planning, social workers, clergy and physical therapy.
• Develops and establishes the goals and objectives of nursing care and clinical support services.
• Conducts staff meetings with both subordinate managers and other subordinate staff to discuss new policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in nursing.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience in a public or business organization.
• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

Preferred Qualifications

• Three (3) years of professional experience supervising professional nursing staff.
• Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures relative to latest trends and nursing standards.
• One (1) year of professional experience reviewing program needs, setting priorities, and assigning nursing staff to ensure compliance with standards of care and practice for a public or private organization.
• One (1) year of professional experience training nursing staff on nursing care practices and techniques.
• One (1) year of professional nursing experience communicating in verbal or written form with patients and/or individuals.
• One (1) year of professional experience completing and conducting employee performance evaluations.
• One (1) year of professional experience recommending and implementing disciplinary actions following collective bargaining agreements.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass a background check.
• Requires the ability to pass a drug screen and pre-employment physical.
• Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
• Requires physical ability to bend, stoop, twist, stand and walk for prolonged periods of time, use fine and gross hand manipulation and lift, push, or pull 50 pounds unassisted.
• Requires visual, auditory, physical, and comprehensive ability to instruct and demonstrate clinical nursing techniques and document information on patient conditions and behaviors accurately in detailed records.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends. This also requires the ability to work in a 24 hour ‘on call’ capacity.