Staff Nurse I- Continuous Post (2026)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Carbondale (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. is posting a nursing position represented by the Illinois Nurses Association. The starting wage for this position is listed above, and for salary details please visit the SIU labor contracts page.

Employees administer patient care under supervision, establish nursing care goals, develop care plans, and coordinate unit procedures. They explain policies, demonstrate procedures, and assist in patient and family instruction.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois.
• Must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days if an out-of-state candidate.
• Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available.

Responsibilities

• Administer patient care with a high degree of skill, as prescribed by a physician.
• In accordance with physician orders, set priorities for nursing care for a patient group, such as selection and delegation of patient care assignments.
• Establish nursing care goals for individuals or patient groups, formulate care plans, and motivate staff to follow plans.
• Encourage nursing staff to identify with the team and value the role of health sciences in patient care.
• Establish unit procedures for a coordinated approach to care of a patient group.
• Explain departmental policies, report deficiencies, and evaluate new policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate nursing procedures to ensure staff can render effective care.
• Establish short-range goals for patient instruction and rehabilitation, plan assignments, and assist in patient/family instruction.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Education

Registered Professional Nurse license (Illinois)

Job description

Description

The starting wage for this position is listed above. This positionis represented by Illinois Nurses Association. For more informationregarding salary and other details please visit: https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts/

Employees at this level participate in a patient care program byapplying nursing skills in direct patient care and by planning,demonstrating, and supervising patient care activities in anassigned area. They work under general supervision from adesignated supervisor.

Examples of Duties

• administer patient care with a high degree of skill, as prescribedby a physician.
• in accordance with the orders of physicians, programs and setspriorities for the administration of nursing care for a patientgroup, such selection and delegation of patient care assignmentsincluding consideration of staff capacity and special patient needs.
• establishes nursing care goals for an individual patient or apatient group, formulates patient care plans, and motivates nursingpersonnel to follow plans and recognize the relationship of eachaspect of care to ultimate goals.
• encourages other nursing personnel to identify with the nursingteam, to recognize their particular contribution, and to appreciatethe role of all health sciences in the group approach to patientcare.
• establishes unit procedures to effect a coordinated approach to thecare of a patient group.
• explains departmental and unit policies and procedures, identifiesand reports policy and procedural deficiencies, and evaluates newpolicies and procedures.
• demonstrates nursing procedures and techniques to assure staff'sability to render effective care.
• establishes short-range goals for patient instruction andrehabilitation, plans assignments of nursing personnel to implementthese goals, and assists in patient and family instruction.
• performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for licensure as a Registered Professional Nursewith the Illinois Department of Financial and ProfessionalRegulation, Division of Professional Regulation.

Supplemental Information

Illinois Residency Requirement:

Pursuant to the StateUniversities Civil Service System, out-of-state candidates mustestablish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of the startdate for this position.

About Civil Service Examination/Testing:

The Civil Serviceexamination for this classification is based on your applicationmaterials and responses to the supplemental questions. Noparticipation other than submission of application materials isrequired from applicants that qualify to take the exam. If you meetthe minimum required qualifications for this position, yourapplication will move forward for examination/testing in which youwill receive a score calculated based on your education andexperience, and your name will be placed on the active employmentregister by exam score. This score will be emailed to the emailaddress noted on your application. After the application deadline,the names within the top three scores will be referred to thedepartment for interview.

Sponsorship for Work Authorization is not available. For moreinformation visit https://policies.siu.edu/policies/employment-non-us-citizens.php