Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option D, Option 18 for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois to serve as an Illinois licensed physician, practicing as a medical specialist in psychiatry in providing services to mentally ill patients. Practices as a Psychiatrist utilizing psychiatry specialty 80% or more of the working day and general physician duties for the balance of the workday. Performs psychiatric examinations, makes psychiatric diagnosis, and provides psychiatric treatment and services to patients. Assists and/or coordinates the treatment planning for various types of patients. Serves as consultant to other non-psychiatric physicians and professional staff on the unit regarding patient progress, medical or psychometric procedures and development of overall treatment plans. Assures that the clinical services are appropriate to the adult population with mental illness/developmental disability and to the mental and physical developmental stages of the individual patients. Provides court testimony.

Job Responsibilities

• As an Illinois licensed physician, practices as a medical specialist in psychiatry in providing services to mentally ill patients.
• Serves as a unit Psychiatrist and coordinates treatment plans for optimum patient care.
• Serves as consultant to other non-psychiatric physicians and professional staff on the unit regarding patient progress, medical or psychometric procedures and development of overall treatment plan.
• Facilitates and provides guidance in the development of treatment plans that represents a collaborative approach towards treatment of patients.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires an Illinois license to practice medicine and American Board Certification in the job-related medical specialty of psychiatry.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of professional experience evaluating and providing quality psychiatric care to adult patients.
• One (1) year of professional experience coordinating medical services with other professional disciplines and supportive personnel.
• One (1) year of professional experience evaluating, diagnosing and treating adult patients in accordance with best practices.
• One (1) year of professional experience communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• One (1) year of professional experience preparing comprehensive and specialized medical records and reports.
• One (1) year of professional experience treating adults with mental illness.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to stand and walk for a significant period of time, including stooping, bending, lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekend and holidays.
• Requires the ability to participate in patient management interventions that include participating in restraint interventions that require the physical hold of a patient.
• 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 ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.