Job Requisition ID: 58839

Opening Date: 09/24/2026

Closing Date: 10/22/2026

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class Title: PHYSICIAN SPECIALIST OPTION A (32221)

Skill Option: Special License - IL License to Practice Medicine - Internal Medicine

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Salary: $13,887 - $20,075 per month ($166,644 - $240,900 per year)

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC063 Professional Employees, Educators, Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators, and Physicians AFSCME

Merit Comp Code: Work Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday, 30 min paid lunch, Facility Wide

Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: Not available, fully in office

Headquarter Location: 750 S State St, Elgin, Illinois, 60123

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a valid State of Illinois Physician and Surgeon License.
• Requires completion of an approved residency in the position related medical specialty of Internal Medicine.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of professional experience evaluating and providing quality medical care to adult patients.
• One (1) year of professional experience evaluating, diagnosing and treating adult patients in accordance with best practices.
• One (1) year of professional experience coordinating medical services with other professional disciplines and supportive personnel.
• One (1) year of professional experience conducting physical exams of individuals.
• One (1) year of professional experience preparing comprehensive and specialized medical records and reports.

Conditions of Employment

• 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 Elgin 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 that require the physical hold of a patient.
• 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.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

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.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

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