Physician Specialist Opt C
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Job Summary
Job Requisition ID:56277
OpeningDate:08/10/2026
Closing Date: 09/04/2026
Agency:Department of Human Services
Class Title:PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST OPTION C (32223)
Skill Option:Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine - Psychiatry & Neurology
Bilingual Option:None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $16897 - $24252 per month ($202764 - $291024 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category:Full Time
County: Randolph
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code:RC063 Professional Employees EducatorsJuvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinatorsand Physicians AFSCME
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This position is a union position; therefore provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
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The Division of Behavioral Health and Recover is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option C for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester Illinois to serve as an Illinois licensed physician providing a full range of psychiatric/medical assessments and treatments to patients on an assigned unit on an assigned shift. Prescribes and reviews medical and psychiatric treatment modalities. Conducts physical examinations makes rounds checks reports and charts. Participates in admissions transfers and discharges. Performs and records psychiatric evaluations and maintains files or progress notes. Provides support and expertise to staff in dealing with patients. Serves as an active and contributing member or chair of assigned center committees.
- 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.
- Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
- Requires completion of an approved residency in the position related medical specialty of psychiatry.
- One (1) year of professional experience evaluating the quality of specialized medical care and treatment for patients with a mental illness.
- One (1) year of professional experience coordinating medical services with other professional disciplines and supportive personnel.
- One (1) year of professional experience conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations of patients.
- One (1) year of professional experience identifying most appropriate positive treatment option and carrying out that treatment in accordance with best practices.
- One (1) year of professional experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
- One (1) year of professional experience preparing comprehensive and specialized medical records and reports.
- 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 Chester Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- 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 testify in court.
- Requires the ability to serve as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) after business hours weekends and holidays in case of emergency.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours:Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Headquarter Location:1315 Lehman Dr Chester Illinois 62233
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Chester Mental Health Center
Clinical Services
Work County:Randolph
Posting Group:Health Services; Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy safe and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion Accessibility Responsibility and Equity.
As a State of Illinois employee you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- 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)
- Benefit time modified for part-time 12-hour & non-standard 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 BillTraining/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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