Clinical Nurse Manager

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** Job

Requisition :
** 58119
* * Opening Date:
** 09/29/2026
** Closing Date:
** 10/13/2026
** Agency:
** Illinois Department of Human Services
** Skill Option**:

Special License

• Registered Nurse License
  ** Bilingual Option:
  ** None
  * * Salary:
  ** Anticipated Salary: $10,127 - $11,647 per month ($121,524 - $139,764 per year)
  ** Job Type:
  ** Salaried
  * * Category:
  ** Full Time
  ** Number of Vacancies:
  ** 1
  *
  * Work Hours:
  
  ** Mon
• Fri, 2:30pm
• 11:00pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability:
  Not available, fully in office
  ** Headquarter
  
  Location:
  
  ** 4500 College Ave, Alton, Illinois, 62002 Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Alton Mental Health Center Nursing Servies
• Forensic
• AFC Evening Shift Work County:
  Madison
  ** Agency Contact:**

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The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is pleased to announce an opening for a Clinical Nurse Manager (CNM) for the Forensic Units AFC, evening 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 for the evening 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 dutie as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• 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