Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Clinical Health Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Couple and Family Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Geropsychology, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, Psychology
Job ID: 41667
Location: Springfield, IL, US, 62703
Job Requisition ID: 41667
Agency: Department of Human Services
Skill Option: Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine - Psychiatry & Neurology
Closing Date/Time: 12/05/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $17,575 - $24,618 per month ($210,900 - $295,416 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC063
Posting Identification Number 41667
Position Overview
The Division of Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist, Opt. D for Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center in Springfield, Illinois to perform highly responsible and exacting professional work as a staff psychiatrist on a secure forensic unit. Performs and writes psychiatric evaluation and progress notes. Provides support and expertise to staff in working with patients. Provides education in areas of patient health, interrelationship of bio-social issues to patient care, especially in-regards to the use of psycho tropic medications, side effects toxicities, etc. Serves as an active and contributing member on assigned facility committees, staff meetings, teaching conferences and clinical committees. Provides psychiatric services and consultation to other Division of Mental Health hospitals via tele-psychiatry and periodic on-site review of cases. Provides clinical information and guidance to other clinicians.
Essential Functions
• As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, performs highly responsible and exacting professional work as a staff psychiatrist on a secure forensic unit.
• Performs and writes psychiatric evaluation, progress notes and completes court reports.
• Provides support and expertise to staff in working with patients.
• Serves as an active and contributing member on assigned facility committees, staff meetings, teaching conferences and clinical committees.
• Provides psychiatric services and consultation to other Division of Mental Health hospitals via tele-psychiatry.
• Provides clinical information and guidance to other clinicians.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.