Physician, Medical Doctor, Emergency Medicine Physician

Physician at Correctional Medicine Associates summary:

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Job Short Description

Compensation: $240,000 - $250,000

At Core Civic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. Core Civic is currently seeking Physician who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

The Physician provides professional medical direction, oversight and direct patient care in a correctional facility

The successful applicant should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

• Provide a variety of professional medical services to inmates/residents to include administering examinations, diagnosing medical and other problems, prescribing medications and providing treatment and follow-up care.

• Provide direction in leadership for the medical program in collaboration with the Health Services Supervisor

• Monitor and review operations and standards of care delivered to inmates/residents.

• Interview inmates/residents and make decisions on admissions.

• Make clinical rounds

• Participate in treatment team meetings where individual health plans of inmates/residents are devised, reviewed and altered.

• Direct unit treatment operations.

• Perform minor surgery and occasional major surgery, if necessary.

• Hold clinics for nursing specialists in making diagnosis, determining treatment, and giving prescriptions and protocols.

• Maintain a good working relationship with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers and outside provider agencies.

• Utilize established corporate, facility and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions, but use sound independent judgment in meeting the responsibilities and performing the duties of the position.

• Assist in the formulation of facility policy for the medical.

• Motivate and encourage staff to perform their duties consistent with policy and procedures.

• Regularly evaluate the provision of all medical services to prevent the inappropriate use or duplication of those services.

• Monitor inmate/resident inpatient hospitalizations and facilitate early release whenever clinically appropriate.

• Closely monitor all potential catastrophic illnesses.

• Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports and logs, using appropriate grammar, to include filing, alphabetizing and labeling; review reports and records produced by medical staff; properly processes all reports and documents in a timely manner.

• Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records.

• Audit medical files for documentation of all provided services.

• Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of health-related services.

• Meet with outside hospital/agency administrators to ensure a close working relationship between them and the facility.

• Facilitate, where applicable, NCCHC/ACA/JCAHO accreditation of the medical program by providing the required level of organizational efficiency and approved, appropriate medical services.

• Accept on call status.

• Attend seminars, workshops, conferences, etc., as required.

• Provide for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.

• Communicate responsibilities, authorities and accountability to all direct subordinates, so that they are clearly defined and understood.

• Conduct meetings of subordinate staff, attend scheduled staff meetings, and promote communications and the proper flow of relevant information between administration, staff and inmates/residents; assist in maintaining communications and consistency of operation between shifts in the medical unit.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.

• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.

• A valid driver's license is required.

• Minimum age requirement:
Must be at least 18 years of age.

Core Civic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE – including Disability/Veteran

Compensation Information:
$240000.00 / Annually - $250000.00 / Annually

/DO licensed, on-call physician, inmate healthcare, clinical rounds, medical oversight, surgical procedures