Medical Doctor, Emergency Medicine Physician

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Location:

Hopewell, NJ

Work Type: 100% Onsite

Employment Type:

Full-Time (35 hours/week, generally Monday–Friday)

• Provide comprehensive medical oversight for all inmate healthcare services.
• Establish and maintain clinical standards, protocols, and quality benchmarks.
• Serve as the primary medical authority for correctional healthcare operations.

• Conduct intake medical evaluations and sick-call examinations.
• Diagnose and treat acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Authorize and coordinate off-site specialty care and hospital transfers when required.
• Ensure continuity of care across all levels of inmate medical services.
• Supervise and provide clinical direction to physicians, nurses, and allied healthcare staff.
• Collaborate with mental health providers, correctional staff, and County administrators.
• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings and operational planning.

• Ensure compliance with New Jersey correctional healthcare regulations and standards.
• Oversee clinical documentation, audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Address medical grievances and participate in corrective action planning when needed.

• Coordinate healthcare services with County personnel and external providers.
• Provide medical leadership input for operational planning and policy development.
• Support reporting requirements and regulatory reviews.

• Medical Degree:
  MD or DO

Active and unrestricted New Jersey Physician License (Required)

• Minimum 3 years of correctional healthcare experience, including:
• Clinical medical care
• Administrative and leadership responsibilities
• Experience supervising clinical staff in institutional or correctional settings
• Correctional healthcare leadership
• Medical oversight & clinical governance
• Intake and sick-call medical evaluations
• Staff supervision & interdisciplinary collaboration
• Regulatory and compliance management
• Continuity of care coordination
• Strong clinical documentation and communication
• Ability to work effectively in a secure correctional environment

• NJ-licensed Physician with proven correctional healthcare leadership experience
• Strong understanding of correctional medical standards and compliance requirements
• Comfortable working 100% onsite within a correctional facility
• Organized, decisive, and capable of managing complex medical operations