Crisis Services Nurse - AM

Join Our Expanding Crisis Services Team!

We’re thrilled to announce an extraordinary opportunity to join our Crisis Services team at the DuPage County Health Department. As a valued member, you’ll be empowered to make a profound impact on your community, delivering exceptional services and support. Our agency is proud of the following credentials:

• Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval (1996)
• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation (2014)

By joining our team, you’ll become part of a renowned organization prioritizing community wellbeing and exceptional care. Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey, making a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most?

Located in the state‑of‑the‑art building on the DuPage County Campus in Wheaton, Crisis Services provides 24/7 crisis mental health services to county residents experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Our team delivers top‑notch care with rapid response times.

The Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) is the critical next step in DuPage County Health Department’s decades‑long journey to build the infrastructure needed to support a best‑in‑class behavioral health system and ensures all residents will have “someone to contact, someone to respond, and a safe place to get help” when experiencing a crisis. The CRC helps residents de‑escalate, stabilize, and connect to community resources tailored to their mental health and substance use treatment needs.

It serves as an alternative to hospital emergency departments and simplifies access to crisis care for all individuals, families, and first responders. Please see the Crisis Recovery Center page on the DCHD Website for additional information.

• This is a full‑time, day 80‑hour biweekly position scheduled to work 12‑hour shifts, including every other weekend.
• The hiring range is $64,320 to $77,120, depending on experience.

• Comprehensive training program (and we pay you for it!)
• DuPage County part‑time benefit package, including: 12 paid holidays, paid leave (vacation and personal days), 12 weeks of paid parental leave, paid sick time, pension‑eligible position.

• Conduct nursing assessments for admissions to Withdrawal Management and Crisis Residential Programs and for direct transfers to Inpatient Psychiatric Units.
• Conduct additional nursing assessments for clients in Mental Health Units as needed and respond to medical emergencies.
• Perform nursing tasks such as obtaining prescriber orders, completing MARs, administering medications, completing withdrawal management assessments and some case‑management activities within the ASAM Level 3.7 Medically Managed Withdrawal Management Residential at the CRC.
• Perform point‑of‑care testing and some phlebotomy as needed.
• Complete nurse‑to‑nurse consultations as needed.
• Review relevant medical documentation (lab results, hospital discharge paperwork).
• Assist in decision making related to client admissions.
• Provide nursing support to prescribers.
• Facilitate groups related to medications & medical issues.
• Assist clients in medication self‑administration within Crisis Residential as needed.
• Ensure accurate medication lists, medication administration, & medication observation records.
• Assist clinical staff with integrated assessment & treatment plan process.
• Participate in team meetings, shift change meetings, etc., to ensure continuity of care for clients across shifts.
• Consult with staff, clients & their families regarding medical & medication issues.
• Complete work in a manner to support site compliance with medication administration, storage & disposal.
• Refer clients to appropriate resources as needed.
• Participate in emergency response activities as assigned.

Completion of either an Associate’s degree in Nursing or a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and two years of nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Current registered nurse license from the State of Illinois. Bachelor’s degree in nursing and previous crisis psychiatric nursing and substance…