Psychiatry - Medical Director
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- Ref#: BD-1167 C-01
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Psychiatry - Medical Director
- Job Type: Contract
- Location: Anna, Union County, Illinois
- Coverage Type: Onsite
- Service Setting: State Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Facility
- Schedule: 37.5 hrs/week, Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, plus after-hours phone on-call
- Duration: 2 Years Contract Requirements
- MD or DO degree from an accredited institution
- Board Certification in Psychiatry (ABMS or equivalent)
- Active and unrestricted Illinois medical license
- Minimum three (3) years of substantive medical administrative experience directing, planning, and evaluating a medical/clinical program
- Ability to supervise and coordinate staff and activities across multiple professional disciplines
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships across disciplines
- Clean employment history verification
- Clean AMA/AOA profile check
- Clean OIG Medicare/Medicaid sanctions check
- TB (Mantoux) skin test prior to start, or proof of one within the last 90 days
- Familiarity with IDPH, Joint Commission (TJC), and CMS regulatory standards Responsibilities
- Provide clinical oversight and medical leadership for all psychiatric services at the facility
- Supervise medical staff and maintain the overall quality of clinical care provided.
- Plan and implement medical treatment regimens, individual care programs, & facility services
- Develop and implement policies for individual care standards and medical ethics
- Monitor licensing and regulatory compliance
- Ensure regulatory readiness for all applicable bodies, including IDPH, TJC, and CMS
- Oversee performance, training/development opportunities and monitoring of clinical staffing levels
- Monitor and manage overtime utilization among clinical staff
- Maintain confidentiality of all resident/patient records in accordance with HIPAA and state law
Key Responsibilities
The Medical Director will provide clinical oversight and leadership for psychiatric services while supervising medical staff to ensure high-quality care. They are responsible for maintaining regulatory compliance with IDPH, TJC, and CMS standards while managing clinical operations and staffing.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, be board certified in Psychiatry, and possess an active, unrestricted Illinois medical license. A minimum of three years of substantive medical administrative experience is required to lead and evaluate clinical programs.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatry - Medical Director at Adelphi Staffing a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry physician listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
- Includes call
Living in Anna
- Median resident rent
- $615/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.