Clinical Nurse Manager

Job Requisition :59155
Closing Date:10/27/2026
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class

Title:

PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR - 37015
Skill Option:Special License - Registered Nurse License
Salary:$10,127 - $11,647 per month ($121,524 - $139,764 per year)
Category:Full Time
Number of Vacancies:1
Bargaining Unit Code:None
Merit Comp Code:Gubernatorial (Management Bill) Exclusion from RC063 Collective Bargaining Coverage
Work Hours
: see below

7:00 a.m.

- 3:00 p.m. Monday - Friday; 30 min unpaid lunch; every 6th weekend will work and have Friday/Monday off the weekend before/after the shifts

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability
:
Not available, fully in office
Headquarter Location
: 1315 Lehman Dr, Chester, Illinois, 62233

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

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Position Overview

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire an energetic and detail-oriented licensed Registered Nurse to oversee and supervise the operations of an assigned medical program unit on an assigned shift at the Chester Mental Health Center in Chester. The position will supervise and administer the activities of professional nursing staff providing health care services to individuals served at Chester Mental Health Center.

The Chester Mental Health Center is designed to provide care and treatment for all adult males in the State of Illinois who require a greater degree of structure and security. Chester Mental Health Center strives to assist patients to achieve their full recovery potential and values culture, safety, recovery, efficiency, and quality

Essential Functions

• Serves as Clinical Nurse Manager functioning as head nurse of a unit, providing Nursing Care Services to patients on an assigned unit.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• As relief facility wide supervisor, provides input into setting nursing schedules and staffing shortages on each unit.
• Ensures compliance with nursing, facility and departmental standards, policies and procedures.
• Coordinates patient care services with other professional disciplines and staff such as physicians, therapists and dieticians.
• Prepares and administers prescribed medications to patients.
• Prepares for and serves as health/education in-service resource regarding Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Bloodborne Pathogens, Restraints, First Aid, Tardive Dyskinesia DISCUS, etc.
• Serves as screening nurse during admission procedures.
• Serves as a member of the medical staff.
• 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 of 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…