Clinical Nurse Manager

at Illinois Department of Human Services in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is pleased to announce an opening for a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) for the Forensic Unit A, day shift at Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. 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.

• Serves as Clinical Nurse Manager for the Forensic Units AFC-A for the day shift. 
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Provides recommendations to the DON 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.