Medical Director

at Illinois Department of Human Services in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

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.

• Serves as Medical Director for Chester Mental Health Center.

• Serves as full-line supervisor.

• Develops, plans for and monitors implementation of ancillary medical services, including dentistry, optometry, Electroencephalogram (EEG) and all contractual medical services.

• Directs, designs and implements policies, procedures and verifies compliance with all accrediting regulatory agents.

• Provides psychiatry services by examining, treating and monitoring individual patients’ medical needs.

• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.