What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatrist - Midlakes Health Center (Part-Time) position at Lake County?
As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center have been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members, who can help make a difference in our agency, and most importantly, in our community.
Our Psychiatrists serve our community by providing direct clinical care of clients, including evaluation, prescribing of medications as appropriate, development of treatment plans, and ordering of lab tests at one or more clinical facilities in the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center. Additionally, this role provides psychiatric consultations as requested by LCHD/CHC staff and from other agencies.
- Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
- Evaluates clients regarding their need for psychotropic medication and prescribes medication when appropriate.
- Performs psychiatric evaluations, as requested by other staff members, for purposes of diagnosis and for treatment planning.
- Conducts crisis intervention/evaluation/referral to persons who present themselves at the program.
- Consults with staff regarding clients not necessarily seen directly by the psychiatrist. This will include, but is not limited to, cases in which psychiatric supervision is necessary for insurance purposes.
Scheduled Hours: 32 hours / 4 days per week
- Graduation from an LCME-accredited or ECFMG-accredited medical school is required.
- Minimum of four years of Graduate Medical Education in a psychiatric residency training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is required.
- Board eligible within (2) years of hire, in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons, or other board certification entity required.
- Current active license from the State of Illinois as a Physician; or a letter from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation stating that the application for licensure endorsement has been approved, with receipt of Illinois license following within six months of the initial application date for endorsement required.
- Current active and unrestricted Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) from the State of Illinois is required.
- Registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is required.
This location is a qualified NHSC Loan Repayment Program site. As such, staff working at this site are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 a year in student loan repayments.
As a public health department, we believe in the science, data, and power of vaccines, like the influenza vaccine, to protect against and prevent illness. Therefore, we require all Health Department staff to receive the annual influenza vaccine unless they have an approved medical or religious exemption.
Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.
The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Salary : $25,000
