Physician Specialist Opt D

Job description

Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60634
Job Requisition ID: 39133
Agency: Department of Human Services
Closing Date/Time: 07/31/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary $17,575 - $23,553 per month ($210,900-$282,636 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 5
Plan/BU: RC063
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option D for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois to serve as an Illinois Licensed Physician, providing a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients. Conducts examinations, makes diagnose and treats patients on an assigned shift. Serves as a member of the treatment team. Answers calls for emergencies. Evaluates to ensure that the medical and psychiatric services provided by the treatment team meet state and professional standards. Evaluates, prepares and attends court testimony.
Job Responsibilities
1. As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients.
2. Makes periodic and direct evaluation of patient’s general and psychiatric progress and response to treatment and documents same in the medical record, writes physician’s orders.
3. Serves as a member of the treatment team and a treatment team leader, coordinates the development of patient treatment plans i.e., review and evaluation of patient’s treatment, discharge planning and milieu recommendations.
4. Obtains and maintains membership of the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center Medical Staff.
5. Provides psychiatric guidance to non-psychiatric physicians, other clinicians and nursing staff.
6. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients.
• Provides psychiatric guidance to non-psychiatric physicians, other clinicians and nursing staff.
• Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.