Part-Time Agency RN/LPN
Chicago, Illinois
Patient Case Managers & Advocates · Nurse Case Managers
Posted Aug 17
- Unit
- Patient Case Managers & Advocates
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Agency
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- $9/hr below the median
The median for Patient Case Managers & Advocates in Illinois is $39/hr, across 6 postings.
About this role
Position Requirements
- Must have valid LPN certification (completed an approved LPN training program and pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses) (must be registered with IDFPR)
- All educational and licensing credentials must be available and on file to meet the DCFS requirements to review the cases of children.
- Experience with school-age children is preferred, requiring the ability to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing.
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- Meets all applicable employment regulations set by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and other regulatory agencies.
- Must have the ability to respond appropriately to the cultural differences present among the agency's service population.
General Job Description
The Child Link LPN will review the agency files for the youth in care to create a Health Report Summary outlining the youth’s health-related history, current conditions, treatments, and, as needed, instructions for the foster parents.
Essential
Duties
- Around 25 files will be reviewed weekly, and a summary will be prepared titled: Health Report Summary for each youth file reviewed. These will outline the youth’s treatment goals, current health status, medical treatment, therapeutic recommendations, and foster parent instructions for treatment or next steps.
- The Health Reports will be submitted to the Supervisor and addressed by the Case
Manager and the Supervisor.
- Ensure Medical Logs are filled out correctly following prescribed medication
- Participation in discussions at staff meetings regarding treatment and recovery goals and objectives for youth assigned.
- Responsible for utilizing opportunities within the shift to arrange for needed mental
Health, medical, hearing and dental appointments needed for the youth in the
Programs.
Documentation
- completes all required documentation, such as: Health Report Summaries, appointment confirmation sheets and daily sheets in a professional manner, i.e., complete, accurate, legible, and submitted in a timely manner at the end of each day.
Staff development
- participates in required trainings, including CPR and First Aid.
- attends team meetings and trainings as scheduled
- meets with Supervisor as scheduled; comes to supervision prepared with questions, suggestions, and concerns
- must renew and maintain a valid RN license for the State of Illinois
OTHER DUTIES as assigned by the immediate supervisor or administrative staff
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Requirements
- -Must have valid LPN certification (completed an approved LPN training program and pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses) (must be registered with IDFPR)
- -All educational and licensing credentials must be available and on file to meet the DCFS requirements to review the cases of children.
- -Experience with school-age children is preferred, requiring the ability to communicate professionally both verbally and in writing.
- -Meets all applicable employment regulations set by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and other regulatory agencies.
- -Must have the ability to respond appropriately to the cultural differences present among the agency's service population.
- General Job Description
- The Child Link LPN will review the agency files for the youth in care to create a Health Report Summary outlining the youth’s health-related history, current conditions, treatments, and, as needed, instructions for the foster parents.
- ESSENTIAL
Place
- City
- Chicago, Illinois
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
- Address
- 955 W Cermak Rd #2, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Chicago delivers big-city energy with lakefront charm along Lake Michigan, world-class medical centers, and neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Wicker Park that blend dining, culture, and community. Nurses relocating here will find a metro area rich in career opportunity, transit access, and Midwestern character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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If you take an RN Case Manager role at Child Link, you are walking into a child-welfare agency in Chicago, not a hospital floor. A former Registered Nurse Case Manager described working more than three years in that agency role.…
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