About this role
Role Overview
- 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.
Requirements
- Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
- Requires American Board Certification in the job-related medical specialty of psychiatry.
- Requires three (3) years of substantive medical administrative experience in the directing, planning and evaluating a medical/clinical program.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with professional health services, disciplines and program support functions which must be coordinated in administering a comprehensive medical health program, performing quality assurance assessments on medical services and treatments provided to patients and/or individuals.
- Two (2) years of professional experience managing and evaluating the delivery of medical care, treatment and services.
- Two (2) years of professional experience supervising staff in the medical field as well as other medical professionals.
- Two (2) years of professional experience investigating and reporting on incidents and recommending changes to medical service programs.
- Two (2) years of professional experience working with concepts and practices in psychiatry medicine and providing technical medical training and assistance to internal and/or external stakeholders.
- Two (2) years of professional experience communicating with both internal and/or external stakeholders daily on medical services.
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually
- (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program
- A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)