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Illinois Department of Human Services Physician Specialist Option C in Chicago, Illinois
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Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60634
Job Requisition ID:[42569]{lang="en-US" careersite-propertyid="customfield2"}
Agency:Department of Human Services
Opening Date:01/08/2025\ Class Title:PHYSICIAN SPEC OPTION C - 32223\ Skill Option:None\ Bilingual Option:None\ Closing Date/Time:02/05/2025\ Salary:Anticipated Salary: \$15,706 - \$21,570 per month (\$188,472 - \$258,840 per year)prorated for part-time\ Job Type:Salaried\ Category:Part Time\ County:Cook\ Number of Vacancies:1\ Plan/BU:RC063
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option C for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois. As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients on an assigned shift. Conducts examinations, makes diagnoses 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.
Essential Functions
- As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients on an assigned shift.
- Makes periodic and direct evaluation of patients general and psychiatric progress and response to treatment and documents same in the medical record, writes physicians orders
- Serves as a member of the treatment team and as a treatment team leader, coordinates the development of patient treatment plans i.e., review and evaluation of patients 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.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
- Requires completion of an approved residency in psychiatry.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
Conditions of Employment
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 the Chicago-Read 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
