DOC Deputy Chief of Health Services Southern Region

DOC Deputy Chief of Health Services for the Southern Region

Job Requisition

Opening Date: 04/24/2026

Closing Date: 06/30/2026

Agency:
Department of Corrections

Class

Title:

MEDICAL ADM III - 26404

Skill Option:
Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine; appropriate Doctorate degree to comply with Lippert Decree

Bilingual Option:
None

Salary:
Dependent upon qualifications (Range $232,296- $341,256)

Job Type: Salaried

Category:
Full Time

County:
Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

Job Description:

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• Serves as Deputy Chief of Health Services for the Southern Region.
• Serves as a full line supervisor.
• Develops, implements, and monitors policies and procedures related to medical ethics and licensing requirements for medical staff.
• Provides direction to subordinate managers and contractual staff regarding complex or sensitive medical cases as well as complicated medical transfers.
• Serves as a spokesperson for the department representing the Director, Assistant Director, and the Agency Medical Director before the court, Governor’s Office, legislature, officials from federal and state agencies, and various other organizations, the media, and public interest groups advocating, explaining, and interpreting new and revised health services policies and initiatives.
• Reviews responses to individual’s medical grievances.
• Participates in budget planning.
• Develops and oversees relationships/clinical programs with academic institutions statewide.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires an Illinois license to practice medicine and, in compliance with the Lippert decree, a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (OD) and either board certification in internal medicine, family or emergency medicine or have successfully completed a residency in internal medicine approved by the American Board of Internal Medicine or the American Osteopathic Association, or have successfully completed a residency in emergency medicine approved by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
• Requires three (3) years of substantive medical experience in clinical/medical program direction, planning and evaluation.

• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience in healthcare or hospital administration.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of experience working with various professional and nonprofessional health service disciplines and program support functions.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in writing and implementation of policies and procedures for hospitals or other large healthcare settings.
• Prefers at least two (2) years of experience in healthcare education and training including needs assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience working with correctional medicine.
• Prefers at least three (3) years of…