Clinical Psychologist

Illinois Department of Human Services; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Department of Human Services in Alton, Illinois, seeks a Clinical Psychologist to administer psychological assessments and provide therapy within the Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery at Alton Mental Health Center. The role collaborates with treatment teams to inform planning and recommendations.

Must hold a current Clinical Psychologist license and be willing to travel for duties. Responsibilities include administering intellectual, personality, and neuropsychological tests,

Qualifications

• Requires license as a Clinical Psychologist by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
• Duties include psychological assessments, psychotherapy, and treatment planning within a hospital setting.
• Ability to travel and testify in court as required, with CPR certification etc.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychological assessments to address specific questions on an assigned unit.
• Develops behavior management plans to aid skill acquisition and reduce maladaptive behavior.
• Assesses dual-diagnosis patients for MI/ID and provides professional reports.
• Conducts group and/or individual psychotherapy and documents in the clinical record.
• Testifies in criminal and/or mental health court hearings; travels as needed.
• Provides facility-wide professional trainings.
• Participates in treatment planning conferences and makes clinical recommendations.
• Performs other duties within the scope of the position.

Skills

Psychological assessments

Group psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy

Treatment planning

Communication with treatment teams

Education

Clinical Psychologist license

Job description

Job Requisition ID:**54035 **OpeningDate:**09/16/2026\\ **Closing Date:**09/29/2026\\ **?Agency:**Department of Human Services\\ **Class Title:**CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

08250\\ **Skill Option:**None\\ **Bilingual Option:**None\\ **Salary:**Anticipated Salary: $8,060 - $12,379 per month ($96,720 - $148,548 per year)\\ **Job Type:**Salaried\\ **Category:**Full Time\\ **County:**Madison\\ **Number of Vacancies:**1\\ **Bargaining Unit Code:**RC063 Professional Employees, Educators,Juvenile Justice School Counselors and Special Education Resources Coordinators,and Physicians AFSCME\\ **Merit Comp Code:** ##

**Position Overview**

The Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery (DBHR) is seeking to hire a Clinical Psychologist for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois, responsible for communicating to treatment teams the results of, and will provide treatment recommendations based on: (1) administration of psychological assessments (intellectual, personality, and neuropsychological screenings) and/or (2) an assessment of historical and clinical risk factors. For those patients that are dually diagnosed as, or for whom a dual diagnosis of mental illness and developmental or intellectual disability is suspected, the clinical psychologist will communicate the results of intelligence testing to the treatment team, especially at the time of the comprehensive and/or annual treatment planning collaborations.

**Essential Functions**

• Performs psychological assessments to address specific questions and/or purposes on an assigned unit.


• Develops and implements behavior management plans to assist patients in the acquisition of new skills/adaptive behavior and the elimination or reduction of maladaptive behavior.


• Assesses patients, forensic or civil, who is known or suspected to be dually diagnosed (MI/ID) for intellectual and adaptive functioning skills and provides professional reports upon admission or as soon as possible after any psychiatric or medical barriers to testing have been addressed.


• Conducts group and/or individual psychotherapy and documents treatment in the clinical record.


• Testifies in criminal and/or mental health court hearings. Travels in the performance of job duties.


• Provides facility wide professional trainings.


• Serves as adjunct member of all treatment teams, participates in treatment planning conferences and professional reports and reviews making recommendations based on clinical expertise, testing and case reviews.


• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the 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 meet the requirements for credentialling and privileging as a consulting member of the medical staff of Alton Mental Health Center within 30 days of employment.


• Requires the ability to work within multiple interdisciplinary teams.


• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.


• Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.


• Requires ability to pass CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training withi n the probationary period including the physical ability to prevent injury to patient or others by restraining patients if necessary.


• Requires the physical ability to access various worksites throughout the hospital for administrative and clinical duties.


• Requires the ability to travel 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: Monday


• Friday, 8:00am


• 4:30pm; 1-hour unpaid lunch Forensic Units D & E


• Headquarter Location: 4500 College Ave, Alton, Illinois, 62002 Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery Alton Mental Health Center Psychology Department Forensic