Deadline to Apply
Friday, May 15, 2026
External Link
https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/55486/
Salary Range
$129,384 - $148,800 per year
Contact Information
Zhuya Yang
zhuya.yang@illinois.gov
Job Description
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is pleased to announce an opening for an Assistant Director of Nursing for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. Maintains a 24-hour responsibility for designated units. Assists the Director of Nursing (DON) in development, implementation and monitoring of compliance of nursing policies, procedures, performance improvement activities, facility and Department of Human Services (DHS) rules and regulations. Conducts on-site audits of living units and nursing stations to monitor the delivery of nursing and health care services as established by policies and procedures. The 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.
Essential Functions
- Serves as Assistant Director of Nursing in conformance with established professional nursing practices and standards for Alton Mental Health Center.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Serves in a leadership capacity for Nursing Services.
- Conducts on-site audits of living units and nursing stations to monitor the delivery of nursing and health care services as established by policies and procedures.
- Participates in hospital-wide committees to improve quality of patient care.
- Serves in a leadership capacity for Nursing Services in the absence of the Director of Nursing.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Preferred Qualifications
- Three (3) years of professional experience supervising professional nursing staff.
- Three (3) years of professional nursing experience working with individuals with mental illnesses.
- Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and/or preparing treatment plans for patients.
- Three (3) years of professional experience recommending and implementing nursing policies and procedures following evidence-based practice and nursing standards.
- Three (3) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments on nursing services and treatments provided to 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.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- Requires the ability to serve on-call on a rotating basis, after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers and basic computer skills.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to 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.
Type of Opportunity: Full Time
