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Agency:Department of Human Service

Location: Springfield, IL, US, 62703

Opening Date: 2/4/2025

Closing Date: 2/19/2025

Salary:Anticipated Salary: \$7,491 - \$11,015 per month (\$89,892 - \$132,180 per year)

County:Sangamon

Number of Vacancies: 1

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Posting Identification Number: 43936

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Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois. This position conducts on-site and out custody jail preplacement evaluations of individuals adjudicated Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) in Department of Human Services (DHS) region 4 counties; interviews forensic patients in jail and out of custody, makes clinical diagnosis, reviews relevant court related materials to make placement recommendations to inpatient or outpatient treatment settings; and testifies as an expert witness in accordance with Mental Health Code and Forensic statutes.

Essential Functions

• Serves as a clinical psychologist for the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
• Provides on-site, virtual, and remote clinical updates on Department of Human Services (DHS) referrals in the Metro East area and Southern Illinois.
• Provides outpatient fitness restoration to clients, including fitness education and preparation of fitness evaluations and progress reports for referring courts.
• Provides support to DHS-funded outpatient providers as a second-level fitness reviewer and generates reports for referring court.
• Manages and updates forensic waiting list of court-ordered referrals.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel statewide in the performance of job duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Work Hours:8:30am - 5:00pm onday-Friday

Work Location:901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5125

Division of Mental Health

MH & Justice Services

Forensic Services

Agency Contact:<DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov>

Posting Group:Health Services; Social Services

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need all 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.