What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN position at Arrowleaf?
About us:
When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.
Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.
Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.
Visit our website: myarrowleaf.org/employment to learn more about Arrowleaf
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health & Integrated Care Services
Home Office: Johnson County Office - Redbud (JCOR)
Area of Focus: Behavioral Health
Program(s): 830 - Supervised Residential: The Supervised Residential Program provides adults living with substantial levels of mental illness or disability with 24/7 services through recovery-oriented community residential facilities. Southern Illinois Rural Healthcare Services Outreach program (SIRHSO) - SIRHSO focuses on expanding access to preventative health care services in underserved rural areas through the following four national priority areas: Heart Disease, Cancer, Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD), and Unintentional Injury. This consortium includes local healthcare providers and community-based partners who are committed to reducing health disparities and improving access to early detection and preventive services in our rural communities.
Immediate Supervisor: Clinic Director - Amber Fairless
Hours of Work: Full-time, 40 hours/week. Schedule flexibility required to meet residential, clinic, and community needs.
RN Minimum Qualifications: Active Illinois RN license; Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
RN Skills & Knowledge: Experience in behavioral health, residential services, community health, or integrated care settings; experience with electronic medical records and medication administration systems; experience providing chronic disease education and care coordination.
RN Special Requirements: Participation in after-hours medication consultation or on-call support as assigned; ability to travel to residential, clinic, and community-based locations; maintain and provide proof of a valid driver's license; must have reliable transportation; maintain and provide proof of personal vehicle liability insurance; at least 21 years of age; must complete required registry clearances and criminal fingerprint background checks; maintains CPR & First Aid training requirements.
RN Position Summary: The RN provides comprehensive nursing, medication management, and care coordination services for individuals receiving behavioral health, residential, outpatient, and community-based services. This position supports integrated physical and behavioral health outcomes through medication oversight, chronic disease monitoring, clinical consultation, health education, and coordination with internal teams and external providers. The RN plays a critical role in promoting continuity of care, reducing avoidable emergency department utilization, and ensuring compliance with nursing standards, agency policy, and applicable regulatory or grant requirements.
RN job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate medication management across assigned programs, including pharmacy pickup and delivery, medication reconciliation, verification of accuracy, audits, refills, and proper disposal of discontinued or expired medications.
- Maintain accurate EMAR and paper MAR systems and ensure readiness for system downtime, emergencies, off-site visits, and provider appointments.
- Provide on-call nursing support and consultation to residential staff regarding emergent medical and medication-related concerns.
- Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, and changes in participant condition and communicate concerns to providers and leadership as appropriate.
- Administer injections and provide direct nursing care within scope of practice.
- Monitor vital signs and chronic health indicators (e.g., blood pressure, BMI, HbA1c) for individuals with co-occurring behavioral and medical conditions.
- Assist with psychiatric clinic coverage as needed, including obtaining vitals, supporting intake, performing medication reconciliation, tracking labs, and documenting nursing care in the EMR.
- Coordinate and follow up on medical referrals, specialty care, and provider recommendations.
- Schedule, track, and monitor medical appointments, attendance, and outcomes.
- Review hospital and emergency department discharge instructions and ensure care plan updates are accurately reflected in the EHR.
- Support care staff by triaging clinical concerns, assisting with primary care linkage, requesting medical records, and reducing gaps in care.
- Provide individualized and small-group health education on chronic disease self-management, medication understanding, symptom recognition, tobacco cessation, and appropriate use of urgent or emergency care.
- Collaborate with dietitians and community partners to translate lab results and medical information into accessible, plain-language education for clients and care providers.
- Participate in community outreach, mobile health, and health education events as assigned.
- Support referral development and relationship-building with community partners and healthcare providers.
- Assist with documentation, data collection, performance measures, and quality improvement activities required for grant-funded programs.
- Maintain compliance with agency policies, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Ensure accurate and timely service documentation and participate in audits, surveys, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Maintain current licensure, certifications, and required trainings.
- Communicate professionally with staff, providers, leadership, and external agencies.
- Support continuity of care across residential, outpatient, hospital, and community settings.
- Provide nursing coverage across agency programs as emergency needs arise.
RN Benefit Package
- Professional & upward mobility opportunities
- A family-oriented atmosphere
- Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year, after 6 month probation period)
- Health, vision and dental insurance option available.
- Dental, vision and health available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
- Up to $50,000 life insurance policy
- Travel reimbursement
- Up to 368 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 13 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
- Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary
Salary Range: $67,534 - $75,819 (pay is dependent on education level and credentials)
*This is a management position.
Questions? visit myarrowleaf.org/employment or call 618-658-3079 to learn more!
Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.
Arrowleaf is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws regarding it. EEO is a set of standards that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information (including family history), order of protection status, or military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. The laws apply to all types of work situations, including recruiting, hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, promotions, pay practices, training, wages, and benefits
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Salary : $67,534 - $73,319