Physician Specialist - Opt D

Job Requisition : 53194

Opening Date: 02/06/2026

Closing Date: 03/09/2026

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class

Title:

PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST OPTION D (32224)

Skill Option: Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine - Psychiatry & Neurology

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Salary: $18,269 - $24,483 per month ($219,228 - $293,796 per year)

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 6

Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

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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The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option D for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois to serve as an Illinois Licensed Physician, providing a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients. Conducts examinations, makes diagnose and treats patients on an assigned shift. Serves as a member of the treatment team.

Answers calls for emergencies. Evaluates to ensure that the medical and psychiatric services provided by the treatment team meet state and professional standards. Evaluates, prepares and attends court testimony.

• As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients.
• Makes periodic and direct evaluation of patient’s general and psychiatric progress and response to treatment and documents same in the medical record, writes physician’s orders.
• Serves as a member of the treatment team and a treatment team leader, coordinates the development of patient treatment plans i.e., review and evaluation of patient’s treatment, discharge planning and milieu recommendations.
• Obtains and maintains membership of the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center Medical Staff.
• Provides psychiatric guidance to non-psychiatric physicians, other clinicians and nursing staff.
• 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.

• One…