Medical Director

Job description

Posting Identification Number 58082
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Position Overview
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Medical Director for the Shapiro Center located in Kankakee, Illinois. Board Certification is required to plan, administer, and evaluate the delivery of medical services for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The Shapiro Center serves a broad spectrum of individuals with behavioral and medical needs.
Essential Functions
• Serves as Medical Director for the Shapiro Center.
• Serves as a full line supervisor.
• Plans and coordinates the delivery of medical and dental services of a team of physicians and health care providers engaged in providing individuals with evaluation, diagnosis, and clinical care.
• Develops, plans, and implements goals and objectives associated with medical services provided by the center staff and outpatient services and supports for individuals who reside in community settings or other state operated settings.
• Serves as a member of the center’s Executive Council and provides input to and/or chairs other center standing and ad hoc committees.
• Serves as Administrator on Duty (AOD) and on a rotating schedule exercising full authority after business hours and weekends, authorizing consent for medical treatment, restraints, etc.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
• Requires an Illinois license to practice medicine and an American Board of Medical Specialties certification in Internal Medicine.
• Requires three (3) years of substantive medical administrative experience in directing, planning, and evaluating a medical/clinical program.
Preferred Qualifications
• Three (3) 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.
• Three (3) years of professional experience managing and evaluating the delivery of medical care, treatment, and services.
• Three (3) years of professional experience as a physician working with concepts and practices in internal medicine.
• Three (3) years of professional experience recommending changes to medical service programs.
• Three (3) years of professional experience providing technical medical training and assistance to internal and/or external stakeholders.
• Three (3) years of professional experience communicating with both internal and/or external stakeholders daily on medical services.
• Two (2) years of professional experience performing quality assurance assessments on medical services and treatments provided to patients and/or individuals.

• permanent