CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER

Clinical Nurse Manager

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is pleased to announce an opening for a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) for the Forensic and Civil Units at Alton Mental Health Center. The Alton Mental Health Center is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse to direct and oversee para-professional and non-professional nursing personnel, assuring that general health and nursing care needs are met for our patients. Alton Mental Health Center strives to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

Position Overview:

The Clinical Nurse Manager will:

• Serve as the Clinical Nurse Manager for the Forensic and Civil Units at Alton Mental Health Center.
• Serve as full-line supervisor.
• Provide recommendations to the DON (Director of Nursing) in the development of policies and procedures.
• Evaluate patient services by conducting ongoing audits (e.g. performance improvement) of services provided in adherence to established goals and standards.
• Provide professional nursing services to patients including new admissions, administering medications, giving shots, taking medical histories, etc.
• Develop a plan to implement alternatives to restraint/seclusion which outlines the roles and responsibilities of program staff.
• Perform 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 by the State of Illinois.
• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to 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.

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 values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.