State of Illinois – Department of Human Services
Posting Identification Number 50383

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery 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.

Minimum Qualifications
• Requires current license as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• Conditions of Employment
• Requires the ability to travel statewide in the performance of job duties.
• The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Pay/Wages | $93,444 – $137,400 per year
Apply Online | https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/50383/