Physician Specialist Opt D (Option 18 - Psychiatry & Neurology)

Signs certificates for involuntary patient admissions and testifies in court. Attends and participates in all mandatory training.

1. Serves as a staff psychiatrist serving patients living on an assigned inpatient pavilion on an assigned shift.
2. Provides treatment to a caseload of patients on the assigned pavilion and on an assigned shift.
3. Provides clinical direction to staff involved in direct care.
4. Provides back-up coverage of other pavilions.
5. Serves as a member of the medical committees, pavilion and program meetings, case evaluation, audit, and utilization review committee to provide psychiatric expertise in the areas of treatment, development, etc.
6. Provides psychiatric services and consultation to other Illinois Department of Mental Health (IDMH) hospitals via tele-psychiatry and periodic on-site review of cases.
7. Signs certificates for involuntary patient admissions and testifies in court.
8. Attends and participates in all mandatory training.
9. Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

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

1. Two (2) years of professional experience evaluating the quality of specialized medical care and treatment for patients with a mental illness.
2. Two (2) years of professional experience coordinating medical services with other professional disciplines and supportive personnel.
3. Two (2) years of professional experience conducting psychiatric exams of patients.
4. Two (2) years of professional experience identifying most appropriate positive treatment regime and carrying out that treatment in accordance with best practices.
5. Two (2) years of professional experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
6. Two (2) years of professional experience preparing comprehensive and specialized medical records and reports.

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 Madden Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
4. Requires the ability to serve as officer of the day after business hours, weekends and holidays.
5. Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
6. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
7. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
8. 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.