at Cook County Government in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Posting:May 15, 2024, 11:37:51 PMClosing Date:May 30, 2024, 4:59:00 AMFull-time
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Collective Bargaining Unit:SEIU Local 20 Cermak PhysiciansSEIU Doctors CouncilPosting Salary:COMPETITIVE SALARY
Organization:Health and Hospital Systems
Location: Cermak Health Services - 2800 S. California Ave., Chicago, IL / Mental Health Services
Shift: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Applicants may apply for this position online or submit a resume/ CV to the following email address: CermakRecruit@cookcountyhhs.org. When submitting a resume/CV by email, you must include the job title and posting number in the subject line of your email. An application or resume/CV must be filed for each position which interests you.
To receive Veteran Preference, appropriate discharge papers must be attached to the online application or must be included with your emailed resume/CV. Please refer to Veteran Preference document requirements listed on the bottom of this posting.
Job Summary Union - SEIU 20 Doctor's Council
The Correctional Psychiatrist works under the direct clinical supervision of the Chief of Psychiatry and serves, conjointly, with the Unit Director/Correctional Psychologist as a treatment team leader. The Correctional Psychiatrist may be assigned to intake, urgent care, acute, residential or outpatient treatment units, providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment/diagnosis, medication management, therapy, and treatment planning to the inmate population of the jail.
Typical Duties
Plays a leadership role, together with the Unit Director, within the multi-disciplinary treatment team to carry out the full range of mental health screening, evaluation and services, programs, therapeutic activities/recreation and community reentry interventions
Co-leads treatment team in the development of individual behavioral management plans and coordinates their implementation
Participates in regularly scheduled multidisciplinary treatment team meetings
Counsels detainees about adherence to treatment and behavioral intervention plans
Provides clinical consultation and supervision to psychiatry, psychology and other mental health professionals
Responds to contacts while on-call according to the established rotation and schedule
Provides limited individual and group therapy to detainees, in conjunction with appropriate medical management, for identified patients, with emphasis on the more complex and difficult cases
Initiates admission and discharge orders for patients in different levels of care
Provides e-prescription(s) for patients leaving custody on a rotating basis
Has clinical contacts with patients according to the frequency appropriate to the patient's level of care and in compliance with Cermak policies
Documents all clinical encounters within patient records in a timely fashion
Enters diagnoses and problems into the medical record to ensure patient tracking and accountability
Manages patients being evaluated for or determined to be Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) or Not Guilty due to Insanity (NGI) until the individual's transfer to the Department of Mental Health
Obtains patient informed consent for the use of psychotropic medications as prescribed or seek documentation of the patient's refusal
Determines patient capacity to consent for or decline treatment
Obtains a Release of information (ROI) for prior health records
Communicates with patient representatives/designees, other agencies and community based organizations, and family, as authorized, for historical outpatient, psychiatric hospitalization, and medication information as appropriate
Contacts prior treatment providers as necessary to ensure continuity of care
Participates in release planning for detainees in need of community or residential-based mental health services with regard to follow-up clinics and medication continuity
Collaborates with the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) team for Cermak and Cermak Mental Health Department; engages in quality improvement activities including clinical enhancement peer reviews, as assigned by the Chief Psychiatrist
Participates, as required, in the Mental Health CQI and Suicide Prevention Committee meetings and activities
Assists with providing responses to the CCDOC inquiries, concerns voiced in safety huddles and operational meetings, detainee grievances, inquiries, family or attorney contacts, as well as requests for information by Cook County Health (CCH) Leadership and outside agencies or otherwise as requested
Assists in the review of critical incident and disciplinary reports generated for mental health detainees
Performs risk management assessments, including formal suicide rating scales, for detainees in various levels of care
Assists Chief Psychiatrist in clinical training of mental health staff and trainees from outside agencies (medical students and... For full info follow application link.
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