Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Salary: $30.17 - $36.41 Hourly
Location : 400 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 26-00048
Department: Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center
Opening Date: 09/22/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Hours: 3rd shift 11:00 p.m.- 7:00 a.m. including weekends and holidays as scheduled. Shift differential per hour - $2.25


POSITION SUMMARY


We are pleased to offer the opportunity to work as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) within the Kenneth Moy Care Center. This position supports the facility through the performance of general nursing tasks under supervision of Head Nurse or Nursing Supervisor.
This position is eligible for our complete benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, tuition reimbursement, deferred compensation plan, pre-paid legal and credit union. As a team member at DuPage County, you will also have access to time off with pay on Designated Holidays or holiday pay if required to work, Vacation time, Sick time and Personal days.

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This position is assigned to the AFSCME Council 31 (Care Center) Bargaining Unit.

DuPage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

RESPONSIBILITIES


Responsibilities include:

• Responding to residents' calls and rendering service
• Preparing and administering gastric tube feeding
• Preparing, applying and changing simple and complicated dressings
• Irrigating catheters; taking temperatures, pulses and blood pressures
• Helping to prepare residents for special treatments and examinations
• Providing clinical support to residents during social and recreational activities to include monitoring, coordinating and supervising food related activities with emphasis placed on residents with altered diets
• Assisting with preparation and implementation of all house activities and community outings
• Preparing daily and monthly charting of residents' conditions and medications given
• Assisting in the cleaning and sterilizing of equipment
• Observing residents under oxygen and regulating oxygen as needed
• Assisting with weekly drug and supply orders; keeping medicine cabinet in order
• Accompanying visiting doctors on rounds and writing up doctors' orders
• Keeping progress report book complete and up-to-date
• Supervising Nurses' Aides in performance of routine tasks

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE
Requirements include the following experience or equivalent combination of training and experience:
• Possession of a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the State of Illinois
• Completion of a course of study in Practical Nursing
• Successful completion of a pharmaceutical course from an accredited college or university, including course certification and/or copy of transcripts

A post offer physical is required.
A pre-employment background check is required.
Physical Requirements and Work Environment

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Heavy Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and /or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.


WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment for this position regularly includes working with residents and attending to their daily needs. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to quiet.
DuPage County offers a complete benefit package to full-time employees including medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, pension, holidays, vacation, sick leave, deferred compensation plan, tuition reimbursement, pre-paid legal and credit union. Limited benefits are also offered for eligible part-time positions.

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Have you completed a course of study in Practical Nursing and a pharmaceutical course from an accredited college or university, including course certification and/or copy of transcripts?

• Yes
• No

02


Do you Possess a license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse issued by the State of Illinois?

• Yes
• No

03


Select the response below that represents the number of years you have had your LPN license:

• 11 + years
• 9-10 years
• 7-8 years
• 5-6 years
• 3-4 years
• 1 - 2 years
• Less than 1 year

04


Are you able to perform the following, with or without an accommodation?Heavy Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Use of arm and /or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than for medium work.

• Yes
• No

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