Clinical Director (SPSA Option 6 Health & Human Services)

Closing Date/Time:  01/26/2024 

Salary:  Anticipated Salary: $8,486 - $10,192 per month ($101,832 - $122,304 per year)

Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Clinical Director for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester, Illinois. The incumbent will be responsible for all clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and active treatment, development, and rehabilitation of persons with a mental illness. The Clinical Director will coordinate activities of clinical programs with nursing and medical staff, develop, establish, and implement goals and objectives for the hospital’s Strategic Plan for all clinical programs. At Chester Mental Health Center, we treat individuals with dignity and compassion. Our mission is to provide recovery-oriented evidence-based, psychiatric healthcare services within a safe environment, which promotes quality of life and full participation in the community.
Job Responsibilities
1. Serves as Clinical Director for Chester Mental Health Center.

2. Develops and implements contemporary clinical programs designed to move to a recovery orientated system and to incorporate Recovery strategies and Trauma Informed care for both civil and forensic populations.

3. Serves as full line supervisor.

4. Attends treatment team meetings on a regular basis and provides treatment team staff with guidance and direction in treatment planning.

5. Writes, reviews, and maintains various facility manuals which govern the areas of Admissions and Discharges, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning and Patient Care Monitoring.

6. Serves and participates on various facility committees.

7. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college.

2. Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in the fields of health and human services.
Preferred Qualifications (in priority order)
1. Master’s degree in a health or human service-related field.

2. Four (4) years of professional experience developing, implementing and maintaining a system for monitoring clinical psycho-social and rehabilitation programs and activities in the treatment/development and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.

3. Four (4) years of professional experience in clinical consultation on service delivery and active treatment relative to mental health policies and procedures.

4. Three (3) years of professional experience developing, interpreting and ensuring implementation of policies and procedures for a public or private organization.

5. Four (4) years of professional experience providing training and instruction to professional staff on the philosophy and goals for a clinical services program and current treatment technologies.

6. Three (3) years of professional experience developing reports for a public or private organization.

7. Three (3) years of professional experience communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders regarding issues dealing with mental health policies, procedures, staff, legislation and interagency agreements for a public or private organization.
Conditions of Employment
1. Requires the ability to serve on-call after business hours, weekends and holidays.

2. Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.

3. Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.

4. Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.

5. Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.

6. Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours:  Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Work Location: 1315 Lehmen Dr Chester, IL 62233-2542

Division of Mental Health

Chester Mental Health Center

Treatment Services
Agency Contact:  DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Job Family: Leadership & Management; Health Services; Social Services

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.

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)
13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
12 Weeks Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Term Appointment:

Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Human Services discretion.

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