CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER

State of Illinois•Alton, IL

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is pleased to announce an opening for a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) for the Forensic Unit D forensic living unit on the day shift 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.

Requirements

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.
Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as medically or psychiatrically necessary to prevent injury to the patients or others.
Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
Requires the ability to pass CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training.
Requires the ability to serve on-call after business hours, weekends and holidays on a rotation basis.
Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.

Nice To Haves

Three (3) years of professional experience supervising professional nursing staff, recommending and implementing disciplinary actions following collective bargaining agreements.
Three (3) years of professional experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills while multi-tasking multiple projects.
Three (3) years of professional nursing experience working with individuals with mental illness.
Three (3) years of professional experience recommending or preparing treatment plans for patients.
Three (3) years of professional experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders in oral or written form relative to the care and treatment of patients.
Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures following evidence-based practice and nursing standards.

Responsibilities

Serves as the Clinical Nurse Manager for the Forensic Unit D forensic living unit on the day shift at Alton Mental Health Center.
Serves as full-line supervisor.
Provides recommendations to the DON (Director of Nursing) in the development of policies and procedures.
Evaluates patient services by conducting ongoing audits (e.g. performance improvement) of services provided in adherence to established goals and standards.
Provides professional nursing services to patients including new admissions, administering medications, giving shots, taking medical histories, etc.
Develops a plan to implement alternatives to restraint/seclusion which outlines the roles and responsibilities of program staff.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

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)
Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time 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)