DOC Deputy Chief of Health Services for the Southern Region

DOC Deputy Chief of Health Services for the Southern Region

Lead transformative correctional healthcare as Deputy Chief of Health Services for Illinois' Southern Region—driving clinical excellence, policy innovation, and system-wide impact while earning a highly competitive salary and premier state benefits.

Why Work for Illinois?

Working with the State of Illinois is a testament to the values of compassion, equity, and dedication that define our state. Whether you're helping to improve schools, protect our natural resources, or support families in need, you're part of something bigger—something that touches the lives of every person who calls Illinois home. No matter what state career you're looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits.

Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

Essential Functions

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 experience supervising staff including providers and support staff in a healthcare setting.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience in collaboration with academic institution for delivery of healthcare.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience developing, revising, and disseminating clinical practice guidelines.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience conducting mortality reviews and participating in peer reviews and adverse event evaluations.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience participating in quality review of new and ongoing policies, procedures and programs.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with…