ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING
Springfield, IL, US, 62703
Job Requisition ID: 52776
Opening Date: 02/02/2026
Closing Date: 02/17/2026
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option: Special License - Registered Nurse License
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $10,782 - $12,400 per month ($129,384 - $148,800 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Supervisory Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage
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Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a licensed Registered Nurse to serve as Assistant Director of Nursing and to oversee and supervise professional and paraprofessional nursing staff in the care and treatment of psychiatric patients at the Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center located in Springfield, Illinois in a 24/7 operational facility. Elizabeth Packard 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.
Essential Functions
- Serves as the Assistant Director of Nursing.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Monitors and participates in patient education program and other patient programs of active treatment.
- Serves as liaison to community providers for intake/admission procedures and makes decisions regarding assignment and patient care.
- Conducts on-site audits of each living unit and nursing station to monitor the delivery of nursing and health care services as established by policies and procedures.
- Serves in a leadership capacity for Nursing Services in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
- 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 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 working in a psychiatric hospital, working with current diagnostic and treatment modalities for psychiatric patients.
- Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, approving time off and preparing and signing performance evaluations.
- 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 recommending or preparing nursing treatment plans for patients.
- Three (3) years of professional experience providing training to paraprofessional and professional nursing staff.
- Three (3) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments on nursing services and treatments provided to patients, communicating with internal and external stakeholders in oral and written form relative to the care and treatment of patients.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to serve on-call on a rotating basis, after hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
- Requires the ability to pass CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 7:00am - 3:30pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location: 901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5125
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center
Nursing Services
Work County: Sangamon
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov
Posting Group: Leadership & Management; Health Services; Social Services
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)
- 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)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html
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Nearest Major Market: Springfield