MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Medical Director

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.

Essential Functions:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
• Requires the possession of a valid Illinois Controlled Substance License.
• Requires the possession of a valid United States Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate of Registration.
• Requires the ability to meet the requirements of and be appointed to the medical staff association of the Alton mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties and testify in court.
• Requires the ability to walk and stand for a significant period of time, including stooping, bending, lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.
• Requires the ability to participate in patient management interventions that may include participating in restraint interventions.
• Requires the ability to maintain current Basic Life Support Certification.
• Requires the ability to serve as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) after business hours, weekends and holidays in case of emergency.

Work Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch

Headquarter Location: 4500 College Ave, Alton, Illinois, 62002

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Alton Mental Health Center Medical Services - Forensic Building

Work County: Madison

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