Physician Specialist

Job description

Position Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Physician Specialist Option A for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois to serve as an Illinois licensed physician in Internal Medicine, conducts thorough and comprehensive physical examinations of patient’s facility wide. Provides diagnostic and treatment services. Provides facility-wide consultation in the specialty area of internal medicine to medical staff. Provides in-service training to other staff. Serves as an intermediary and advocate for patients during community-based consultations, treatment and outpatient care. Makes daily rounds evaluating patients’ progress and treatment. Refers patients to community-based providers. Serves as physician on call. Serves as an active and contributing member on assigned committees.

Essential Functions
Conducts thorough and comprehensive physical examinations of patient’s facility wide.
Makes daily rounds evaluating patients’ progress and treatment.
Refers patients to community-based providers for specialized consultation, treatment, and inpatient care.
Serves as Medical Officer of the Day (MOD), providing coverage for other physicians and provides medical care and consultation after business hours, weekends, evenings/nights and holidays in case of emergency.
Provides consultation in specialty area of internal medicine to other medical and direct care staff.
Serves as an active and contributing member on assigned committees.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.