The DuPage County Health Department is proud to announce an opportunity to work as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist within our Behavioral Health Services program. Our medical services program provides evaluations and follow-up treatment to individuals with serious mental illness and is part of a larger behavioral health division that includes Crisis Services, Youth and Family Services, Adult Intensive Services/Residential Services, and Substance Use Treatment.
 
This particular position will work out of our Wheaton location with the option for a portion of the schedule to accommodate telehealth/remote work. The main client focus will be the child/adolescent population. This position is up to full-time (37.5 hours per week) and will require one evening until 7:00 PM.
 
This position also provides a unique opportunity to be part of a transformative project in our county. Targeted to open mid-year 2025, the Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) will provide our residents with immediate access to mental health and substance use care. This position will provide collaboration and direct service at the CRC.
 

• Provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for all ages, with a focus on the child/adolescent population
• Provides treatment to individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders
• Documents and participates in multidisciplinary treatment plannings
• Maintains records of treatments according to community, professional and agency standards
• Reviews relevant medical histories and symptoms with clients to determine general physical conditions following psychiatric standards of practice
• Orders laboratory and other special diagnostic tests and evaluates data obtained
• Treats or directs treatment of patients, utilizing individualized psychotherapeutic methods and medications
• Completes Health Department in-service training requirements
• Provides medical services to an at-risk, culturally-diverse and multilingual population
• Participates, when required, in collaborative agreements with Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
• Provides clinical supervision to other staff as needed
• Performs related work as required

Requirements include:
 Completion of a Medical degree from an accredited U.S. Medical or Osteopathic School (M.D. or D.O.) or ECFMG certification; successful completion of an ACGME accredited residency (four years post medical or osteopathic degree) in psychiatry: an active Illinois Medical License or the ability to obtain one; valid Illinois Controlled Substance License; valid Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Controlled Substance License; Board Certified (or Board Eligible) in Child Psychiatry.