CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is pleased to announce an opening for a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois. The Elgin Mental Health Center is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse to direct and coordinate the assignment of nursing (licensed and non-licensed) and unit-based housekeeping personnel.  Assesses, evaluates, and determines unit and staffing needs and nursing coverage schedule for each shift on a daily basis and revises as schedules change. Provides services to other units of the Community Psychiatric Services to meet day-to-day operating needs. Elgin Mental Health provides treatment for release and restoration of the people we serve. It is a place of hope for the healing of mind, body and spirit where many find health and happiness again. Recovery is our vision.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Clinical Nurse Manager for the Elgin Mental Health Center.
• Directs nursing staff regarding identification of patient needs.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Periodically reviews by observation and required documentation, the accurate and timely completion of work assignments including therapeutic environment aspects of the nursing process including assessments, care plans, treatment plans, interventions and documentation in progress notes (reviews are completed periodically and on a random basis).
• Assumes the administrative duties of the Associate Director of Nursing in his/her absence.
• Monitors that the nursing and the unit’s Quality Improvement Plans are utilized to evaluate patient care.
• Participates in, reviews, and encourages the development of professional growth of assigned nursing personnel.
• Participates, as part of Nursing Administration, in determining overall staffing needs.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in 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 experience meeting deadlines with strong attention to detail and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills while multi-tasking multiple projects.
• Two (2) years of professional nursing experience working with individuals with mental illness. 
• Two (2) years of professional experience recommending or preparing treatment plans for patients.
• Thee (3) years of professional experience communicating with internal or 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. 
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing. 
• Two (2) years of professional experience recommending and implementing disciplinary actions following collective bargaining agreements.

Conditions of Employment

• 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 stand and walk for a significant period of time, including stooping, bending, lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.

• 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 serve on-call after business hours, weekends and holidays.

• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.

• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.