PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST OPT D (OPTION 18 - PSYCHIATRY & NEUROLOGY)

​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 

Opening Date: 10/08/2024
Closing Date/Time: 11/06/2024
Salary:   Anticipated Salary: $18,364 - $24,618 per month ($220,368 - $295,416 per year)  
Job Type:   Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County:   Will 
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.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  41062

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option D for the Joliet Inpatient Treatment Center (JITC) located in Joliet, Illinois to serve as a medical specialist in psychiatry in providing services to mentally ill patients. Practices as a Psychiatrist and performs general physician duties for the JITC MH units.  Determines psychiatric diagnosis on the treatment unit. 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 population with mental illness/developmental disability and to the mental and physical developmental stages of the individual patients. Provides court testimony.

Essential Functions

• 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 recovery driven treatment of patients.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

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

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating the quality of specialized medical care and treatmen