Physician Specialist Opt D

Job Requisition :45346

Opening Date: 04/07/2025

Closing Date/Time:05/02/2025
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:None
Salary:Anticipated Salary: $17,575 - $24,618 per month ($210,900 - $295,416 per year)
Job Type:Salaried
Category:Full Time
County:Madison
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 45346

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option D for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. The incumbent will serve as a staff psychiatrist at the Alton Mental Health Center providing services to patients living in the Forensic Units who have been deemed to be Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) or Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) and provide coverage for other units in the absence of their colleagues.

Conducts examinations, makes diagnosis and treats patients. Serves as a member of the treatment team. Answers calls for emergencies. Performs and writes psychiatric evaluations. Evaluates, prepares, and attends court testimony regarding involuntary commitment, fitness to proceed, involuntary administration of medications and other issues.

• Serves as a staff psychiatrist at the Alton Mental Health Center providing services to patients living in the Forensic Units who have been deemed to be Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) or Unfit to Stand Trial (UST).
• Serves as a member of the treatment team.
• Answers calls for emergencies, restraints, seclusions, injuries, and mediation for current patients.
• Performs and writes psychiatric evaluations and writes program notes.
• Evaluates, prepares, and attends court testimony regarding involuntary commitment, fitness to proceed, involuntary administration of medications and other issues.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
• Requires American Board Certification in the job-related medical specialty of psychiatry.

• 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.

• 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 Alton 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…