General Practice
Job ID: 45604
Physician Specialist
Job description
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option A for the Madden Mental Health Center located in Hines, Illinois to serve as a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, practices Family Practice medicine and serves as a primary physician and clinically directs a caseload on an inpatient pavilion. Verifies treatment of patients meets standards of care. Evaluates assigned cases at Intake; signs certificates for involuntary admission and testifies in court. Makes daily rounds. Provides back-up coverage. Serves as an active member of the medical committees.
Essential Functions
As a non-administrative Illinois licensed Physician, practices Family Practice medicine and serves as a primary physician and clinically directs a caseload on an inpatient pavilion.
Makes daily rounds evaluating patients’ progress and treatment.
Provides back-up coverage of other pavilions and assessments at Intake.
Serves as an active member of the medical committees, pavilion and program meetings, case evaluation, audit and utilization review committee to provide expertise in the areas of treatment, development, etc.
Attends and participates in all mandatory training.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.