Hospital Chief Executive Officer

Job Description

https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/45464/

Location: Chicago, IL, US, 60634

Agency: Department of Human Services

Opening Date: 03/17/2025

Closing Date/Time: 04/16/2025

Salary: Anticipated Salary: $11,500 – $12,347 per month ($138,000 – $148,164 per year)

County: Cook

Number of Vacancies: 1

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****A RESUME IS REQUIRED FOR THIS JOB POSTING****

A resume and cover letter should be submitted to the Agency contact listed (below) in the job posting.

Posting Identification Number: 45464

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire an energetic, self-motivated professional to fill the Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position for the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center located in Chicago, Illinois. This position will provide leadership and oversight of the services provided at the center. At Chicago-Read Mental Health Center, we treat individuals with dignity and compassion. Our mission is to provide recovery-oriented, evidence-based psychiatric healthcare services within a safe environment which promotes quality of life and full participation in the community.

Essential Functions

• Serves as the Hospital Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Chicago-Read Mental Health Center.
• Directs, reviews and enforces standards of care and treatment for persons receiving services at the hospital in accord with Department of Human Services (DHS)/Division of Mental Health (DMH) policies and procedures, standards of practice as determined by professional associations, Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Illinois Mental Health Code.
• Directs Fiscal Management staff on matters involving the development and management of Chicago-Read’s budget.
• Serves as the official spokesperson for the hospital.
• Serves as full-line supervisor.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonable within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a master’s degree in a health or human services related field.
• Requires four (4) years progressively responsible administrative experience in a health or human services organization, facility or hospital.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of professional experience organizing, administering and evaluating ongoing services in a multi-disciplinary operation.
• Five (5) years of professional experience interacting and communicating in oral and written form with internal and external stakeholders.
• Three (3) years of professional supervisory experience, assigning work, providing guidance to subordinates, recommending counseling and/or discipline following collective bargaining agreements, training staff, preparing and signing performance evaluations and approving time off.
• Three (3) years of professional experience developing and interpreting policies and procedures for a public or private organization.
• Two (2) years of professional experience working with Federal and State standards and regulations relative to residential care and treatment programs.
• Two (2) years of professional experience developing strategic plans, long and short-term goals for residential treatment program.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to serve on-call after business hours, weekends and holidays on a rotation basis.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
• This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours:  Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 4:30p; 30-minute unpaid lunch
Work Location: 4200 N Oak Park Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60634

Division of Mental Health

Chicago-Read Mental Health Center

Hospital Administrator

Agency Contact: DHS.DMH.HR@illinois.gov

Job Family: Leadership & Management; Health Services; 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