Posting Identification Number 38890

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Medical Director with an Illinois Physician and Surgeon License with a specialty in Psychiatry. Board Certification is required to provide medical leadership and oversight of the psychiatry services provided at the Chester Mental Health Center in Chester, Illinois. Chester Mental Health Center strives to assist patients to achieve their full recovery potential and values culture, safety, recovery, efficiency, and quality.

Job Responsibilities

1. Serves as Medical Director for Chester Mental Health Center.
2. Serves as full-line supervisor.
3. Develops, plans for and monitors implementation of ancillary medical services, including dentistry, optometry, Electroencephalogram (EEG) and all contractual medical services.
4. Directs, designs and implements policies, procedures and verifies compliance with all accrediting regulatory agents.
5. Provides psychiatry services by examining, treating and monitoring individual patients’ medical needs.
6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
2. Requires American Board Certification in the job-related medical specialty of psychiatry.
3. Requires three (3) years of substantive medical administrative experience in the directing, planning and evaluating a medical/clinical program.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Two (2) years of professional experience working with professional health services, disciplines and program support functions which must be coordinated in administering a comprehensive medical health program.
2. Two (2) years of professional experience managing and evaluating the delivery of medical care, treatment and services.
3. Two (2) years of professional experience supervising staff in the medical field as well as other medical professionals.
4. Two (2) years of professional experience, preferably five (5) years, recommending changes to medical service programs.
5. Two (2) years of professional experience providing technical medical training and assistance to internal and/or external stakeholders.
6. Two (2) years of professional experience communicating with both internal and/or external stakeholders daily on medical services.
7. Two (2) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments on medical services and treatments provided to patients and/or individuals.
8. Two (2) years of professional experience as a physician working with concepts and practices in psychiatry medicine.
9. Two (2) years of professional experience investigating and reporting on incidents.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires the possession of a valid Illinois Controlled Substance License.
2. Requires the possession of a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate of Registration.
3. Requires the ability to meet the requirements of and be appointed to the medical staff association of Chester Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
4. Requires ability to work and be on call after hours, weekends and holidays.
5. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
6. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
7. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.