CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER

Clinical Nurse Manager

We continually strive for a workforce that reflects the growing diversity within the State of Illinois. A variety of employee backgrounds, perspectives, ideas and experiences are crucial to our ability to most effectively serve the public. Bilingual skills welcome.

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The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse to oversee and supervise the operations of an assigned medical program unit on an assigned shift at the Chester Mental Health Center in Chester. The position will supervise and administer the activities of professional nursing staff providing health care services to individuals served at Chester Mental Health Center.

The Chester Mental Health Center is designed to provide care and treatment for all adult males in the State of Illinois who require a greater degree of structure and security. Chester Mental Health Center strives to assist patients to achieve their full recovery potential and values culture, safety, recovery, efficiency, and quality.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as Clinical Nurse Manager functioning as head nurse of a unit, providing Nursing Care Services to patients on an assigned unit.
• Serves as full-line supervisor. As relief facility wide supervisor, provides input into setting nursing schedules and staffing shortages on each unit.
• Ensures compliance with nursing, facility and departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Coordinates patient care services with other professional disciplines and staff such as physicians, therapists and dieticians.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications to patients.
• Prepares for and serves as health/education in-service resource regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Bloodborne Pathogens, Restraints, First Aid, Tardive Dyskinesia DISCUS, etc.
• Serves as screening nurse during admission procedures.
• Serves as a member of the medical staff.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development of the completion of four (4) years of college with coursework in nursing.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of professional experience supervising professional nursing staff.
• Three (3) years of professional nursing experience working with individuals with mental illnesses, including the preparation of nursing treatment plans.
• Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures relative to the latest trends and nursing standards.
• Three (3) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments on nursing services in accordance with Joint Commission Standards.
• Three (3) years of professional experience providing training to nursing staff and communicating with internal and external stakeholders in oral and written form relative to the care and treatment of patients and the latest teaching methods.
• Three (3) years of professional experience working with current diagnostic and treatment modalities, administering and directing immunization procedures for individuals with mental illnesses.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires the ability work on-call on a rotating basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to lift and carry moderate loads up to 50lbs and to push an emergency cart up to 100lbs with assistance.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.
• Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• 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.

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)

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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:

• State employees: Detailed application instructions can be found in the Current Employee Guide at Application Procedures or by logging in to the career portal for State employees and viewing the instructions on Completing the Electronic Application.
• Non-State employees: Detailed application instructions can be found in the External Applicant Guide at Application Procedures or from Illinois.jobs2web.com click Application Resources in the footer of every page of the website.
• Use the "Apply" button at the top right or bottom right of the posting to begin the application process. If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
• State employees should sign in via the Employee Login link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon to sign in to their career portal.
• Non-State employees should click the Sign Up link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon to sign in to an existing external account or to create a new external account.
• State employees should include temporary assignment in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
• The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk