Assistant Director of Nursing (PSA Option 8N Registered Nurse)

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health 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 Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center located in Joliet, Illinois. The incumbent will consult with unit treatment team in development of modalities for difficult to manage patients and monitors same, randomly checks assessments, nursing care plan and treatment plan progress notes. He/she will perform and document regular patient visits in order to evaluate the utilization of the Nursing Quality Improvement Plan.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as the Assistant Director of Nursing for the Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center (JITC) Mental Health (MH) units.

2. Serves as full-line supervisor.

3. Assigns and verifies staff attend mandatory in-service programs.

4. Develops and maintains good interpersonal relations with staff.

5. Performs and documents regular patient visits in order to evaluate the utilization of the Nursing Quality Improvement Plan.

6. Reviews the therapeutic environment (which supports clinical excellence in the treatment of the physical body, supports the psycho-social and spiritual needs of the patient, family, and staff and produces measurable positive effects on patients’ clinical outcomes and staff effectiveness) of assigned units to meet the standards of JITC and outside reviewing bodies.

7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerative above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.

2. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to the completion of four (4) years of college with course work in nursing.

3. Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible professional nursing experience in a public or business organization.

Preferred Qualifications (in priority order)

1. Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

2. Three (3) years of professional experience working in a psychiatric hospital.

3. 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.

4. Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures relative to the latest trends and nursing standards.

5. Three (3) years of professional experience recommending or preparing nursing treatment plans for patients.

6. Three (3) years of professional experience providing training to paraprofessional and professional nursing staff.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the ability to serve on-call on a rotating basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays.

2. Requires the ability to secure and maintain a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.

3. Requires ability to pass the IDOC background check.

4. Requires ability to pass a drug screen. On January 1, 2020, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act made it legal for residents over the age of 21 to produce, consume and sell cannabis in Illinois. Please note that although the law has changed, the Department will continue to enforce the Department’s zero tolerance Drug Testing policy. The use of unauthorized drugs, including cannabis, by an employee, regardless of the position held is prohibited.

*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, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Work Location: 2848 McDonough St Joliet, IL 60431

Division of Mental Health

Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center (JITC)

Nursing Services - Forensic Nursing Program
Agency Contact:  DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Job Family: Leadership & Management; Health Services; Social Services

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

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)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
12 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

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