Licensed Practical Nurse I

Job Requisition ID: 59547
Closing Date: 11/02/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE I - 23551
Salary: $4,407 - $5,879 per month ($52,884 - $70,548 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 5
Bargaining Unit Code: RC009 Institutional Employees, AFSCME
Work Hours: Various shifts, see below:
(1 vacancy) 10:30am - 11:00pm, Week 1 working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday; Week 2 working: Monday, Friday, Saturday, 30-minute paid lunch, Unit 3/4
(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm, Week 1 working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday; Week 2 working: Monday, Friday, Saturday, 30-minute paid lunch, Unit 1/2
(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm, Week 1 working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday; Week 2 working: Monday, Friday, Saturday, 30-minute paid lunch, Unit 5/7
(1 vacancy) 6:30am - 7:00pm, Week 1 working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday; Week 2 working: Monday, Friday, Saturday, 30-minute paid lunch, Unit 3/4
(1 vacancy) 10:30am - 11:00pm, Week 1 working: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday; Week 2 working: Monday, Friday, Saturday, 30-minute paid lunch, Unit 1/2
Headquarter Location: 100 E Jeffery St, Kankakee, Illinois, 60901
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Shapiro Center
Clinical Services
Work County: Kankakee

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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Licensed Practical Nurse I for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois to perform a variety of beginning level practical nursing functions to individuals with intellectual disabilities. Accurately records medication administration and medical treatments, completes simple medical treatments/procedures, maintains accurate records including nursing notes, treatment records etc. Observes individuals’ physical condition and conveys any changes in individual’s condition to higher level nursing or medical staff. Complies with Public Health regulations and Department and Facility policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
• Performs a variety of beginning level practical nursing functions to individuals with intellectual disabilities at Shapiro Center.
• Documents monthly progress notes for each individual in accord with facility procedures.
• Completes simple routine medical procedures including taking/monitoring temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respirations.
• Transcribes physician orders and completes the transcription of the orders in accord with facility policies, procedures, and Public Health regulations.
• Monitors designated meal periods to ensure food intake and feeding precautions are followed and to respond to medical emergencies.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
• Requires Illinois license as a practical nurse.
• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
Conditions of Employment
• Requires ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, such as personal computers.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
About the Agency
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.
As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)