PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST OPT D

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Hines, IL, US, 60141

Job Requisition ID: 44958

Opening Date: 03/06/2025
Closing Date/Time: 04/02/2025
Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: PHYSICIAN SPEC OPTION D - 32224
Skill Option: Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine - Psychiatry & Neurology
Bilingual Option: Spanish
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $17,575 - $23,553 per month ($210,900 - $282,636 per year) Bilingual Pay
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC063

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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Posting Identification Number 44958

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Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist, Option D for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, Illinois to serve as a staff psychiatrist. Clinically directs a caseload on an assigned inpatient pavilion on an assigned shift serving patients living on an assigned inpatient pavilion. Provides treatment to a caseload of patients on the assigned pavilion. Provides clinical direction to staff involved in direct care. Provides back-up coverage of other pavilions. Serves as a member of the medical committees, pavilion and program meetings, case evaluation, audit, and utilization review committee to provide psychiatric expertise in the areas of treatment, development, etc. Signs certificates for involuntary patient admissions and testifies in court. Attends and participates in all mandatory training.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a staff psychiatrist, clinically directs a caseload on an assigned inpatient pavilion on an assigned shift serving patients living on an assigned inpatient pavilion.
• Provides treatment to a caseload of patients on the assigned pavilion.
• Provides clinical direction to staff involved in direct care.
• Provides back-up coverage of other pavilions.
• Serves as a member of the medical committees, pavilion and program meetings, case evaluation, audit, and utilization review committee to provide psychiatric expertise in the areas of treatment, development, etc.
• Signs certificates for involuntary patient admissions and testifies in court.
• Attends and participates in all mandatory training.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
• Requires American Board Certification in the job-related medical specialty of psychiatry.
• Requires ability to speak, read, and write Spanish at a colloquial level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating the quality of specialized medical care and treatment for patients with a mental illness.
• Two (2) years of professional experience coordinating medical services with other professional disciplines and supportive personnel.
• Two (2) years of professional experience conducting psychiatric exams of patients.
• Two (2) years of professional experience identifying most appropriate positive treatment regime and carrying out that treatment in accordance with best practices.
• Two (2) years of professional experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
• Two (2) years of professional experience preparing comprehensive and specialized medical records and reports.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the possession of a valid Illinois Controlled Substance License.
• Requires the possession of a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate of Registration.
• Requires the ability to meet the requirements of and be appointed to the medical staff association of Madden Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires the ability to walk and stand for a significant period of time, including stooping, bending, lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.
• Requires the ability to participate in patient management interventions that may include participating in restraint interventions.
• Requires the ability to maintain current Basic Life Support Certification.
• Requires the ability to testify in court.
• Requires the ability to serve as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) after business hours, weekends and holidays in case of emergency.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: Various shifts, see below

1 Vacancy, 8:00am - 4:00pm, Monday - Friday, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pavilion 3

1 Vacancy, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday, 30 minute unpaid lunch, Pavilion 3

Work Location: 1200 S 1st Ave, Hines, Illinois, 60141

Division of Mental Health

Madden Mental Health Center

Clinical Services

Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov

Posting Group: 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)
• 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
  • Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 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

Salary : $17,575 - $23,553