Medical Director

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

Job Description

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery 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 Alton Mental Health Center in Alton, Illinois.  The Alton Mental Health Center strives to provide equitable access to social/human services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.

• Serves as the Medical Director for the Alton Mental Health Center.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Plans, administers and evaluates the development and implementation of policies and directives and the recruitment and retention of medical staff personnel.
• Recruits, negotiates and selects outside vendors to provide specialized medical services.
• As a member of the Executive Council, participates in formulating policies and procedures for the hospital.
• Examines forensic (90%) and civil (10%) patients for certification under the Mental Health Code.
• Reviews all restraint and seclusion authorizations, discharge summaries, unusual incident reports and other medical reports and correspondence for both forensic and civil patients.
• Prescribes and directs administration of psycho-tropic medicines for forensic and civil patients.
• Secures work site for patient safety.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.