Physician Specialist

Position Overview The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist, Option D for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester, Illinois to serve as a staff psychiatrist. As an Illinois licensed physician, provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients at Chester Mental Health Center on an assigned unit on an assigned shift. Performs and records psychiatric evaluations and maintains files or progress notes of the patients status as it relates to a psychiatric practice. Provides support and expertise to staff in dealing with patients. Provides clinical information and guidance to other clinicians. Serves as an active and contributing member or chair of assigned center committees. Staff meetings, teaching conferences and clinical committees. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the above enumerated duties. Essential Functions Provides a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients at Chester Mental Health Center on an assigned unit on an assigned shift. Performs and records psychiatric evaluations and maintains files or progress notes of the patients status as it relates to a psychiatric practice. Provides support and expertise to staff in dealing with patients. Provides clinical information and guidance to other clinicians. Serves as an active and contributing member or chair of assigned center committees. Staff meetings, teaching conferences and clinical committees. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the above enumerated duties. #J-18808-Ljbffr