Agency : Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 09/27/2023
Closing Date/Time: 10/11/2023
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,422 – $9,687 per month ($77,064 – $116,244 per year)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 10-76-31162
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health (DMH) is seeking to hire a position to conduct on-site and remote clinical reviews for DHS/DMH hospitals on individuals who are in Unfit to Stand Trial (UST) and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) legal statuses. This position combines considerable responsibilities that are diagnostic, consultative, clinical, and confidential in nature; conducts structured evaluations and reviews of diagnostic and treatment considerations of individuals who have discharge barriers in state hospitals statewide; reviews and consults on individuals’ psychosocial and diagnostic evaluative services, and assists treatment teams to plan effective and efficient utilization of DMH/DHS resources for individuals’ care; guides formulation and organization of goals and objectives of extended treatment in DMH hospitals and provides guidance on legal/ethical issues pertinent to extended treatment in DMH hospitals in accordance with DMH hospital policies and procedures; assesses continuing treatment plans and their implementation for individuals with extended DMH hospital stays to ensure that care meets the individual’s goals; advocates for required patient treatment with medical providers; and tracks, monitors, and updates court orders and statutory reports, and communicates with facilities and with county courts regarding timely receipt of reports.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as a Clinical Reviewer for the Deputy Director of Mental Health & Justice Services Administrator.
- Conducts and participates in intensive, structured, on-site client and treatment plan and clinical reviews at DMH hospitals statewide.
- Prepares confidential clinical information in spreadsheet format for aggregated analysis.
- Conducts systemic, organized follow-up with local social workers/other clinicians, to ensure that recommendations are followed or amended as required by dynamic clinical and systemic circumstances.
- Collaborates with DMH staff to identify available DMH/DHS operational and community resources that present discharge barriers for individuals receiving extended care and evaluates the utilization of these resources.
- Tracks, monitors & updates court orders, statutory reports, and Immediate Transport Orders for the SOPHs, and communicates with facilities and with the county courts regarding timely receipt of reports.
- As an advanced level social worker, provides in-service training for social workers and other staff on the forensic utilization review process.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized school of social work supplemented by three years of supervised post master’s clinical social work practice.
- Requires a clinical social work license (LCSW) from the Department of Finance and Professional Regulation.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to travel.
- 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: Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Work Location: 901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5125
Division of Mental Health
Mental Health & Justice Services
Forensics
Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@Illinois.gov
Job Family: 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)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
* Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour Work Schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental 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
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If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
State employees should include temporary assignments in the application profile. Temporary assignment verification forms can be uploaded to the Additional Documents section.
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