Physician - SCCC

Overview

Physician 3
Stafford Creek Corrections Center Aberdeen, WA.

Schedule: 7:00am-3:30pm ) Monday-Friday

Annual Salary: $-$

The Department of Corrections is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Physician 3 for the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, WA.

This position supports the department's mission to improve public safety by delivering and working in close liaison in the delivery of medical care that promotes health, fosters healing, and supports coping and adjusting to various health conditions. This position supports the mission of health services by providing necessary, comprehensive, quality health services and supporting incarcerated individual wellness.

As an integral member of the health services team, incumbent works in close liaison with Physicians, ARNPs, Physician Assistants and other AHCC medical, mental health and administrative staff. Serves as the Physician under the supervision of the Facility Medical Director. Analyze, directs, and coordinates medical care provided to incarcerated individuals laboratively develops, directs, and supervises implementation and ongoing coordination of a systems approach to the provision of health care, to include development of a population-based demand management.

Actively participates in Coordinated Quality Improvement Program (CQIP).

Additionally, we offer a great benefit package along with opportunity for professional and personal growth. The mission of the Department of Corrections is to 'improve public safety by positively changing lives. For additional information visit our website at doc.wa.gov
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Application assessment will be ongoing, the hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time during the recruitment process. It’s the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. This recruitment could be used to fill multiple permanent or non-permanent positions.

• Assesses physical and emotional conditions of patients during nursing tirage, ambulation, care clinics, infirmary-rounds, and initiates appropriate intervention according to Health Services policies and procedures, treatment plans and protocols.
• Maintains accurate, legible, and complete records of patient care using forms and format as appropriate.
• Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to develop comprehensive treatment plans.
• Responds to health care emergencies throughout the facility and institution grounds as needed.
• Participates in care review committees as assigned/directed.

• Responds to verbal and written requests from the general public, incarcerated individuals, incarcerated individuals’ families and institution staff as assigned and directed.
• Participates in Health Services staff meetings at the institution and departmental level to plan for changes or improvements in service, to review current operations of the health care program and to discuss continuous quality improvement activities.
• Participates in care review committee meetings as assigned.
• Chart reviews as assigned.

• Completes DOC in-service training as required.
• Accepts emergency assignment in the event of a disturbance.
• Assists with continuing education and in-service training of health care staff as directed.
• Cooperates and collaborates with security.

• Completion of an ACGME/ABOM accredited residency program.
• Board certification in an ABMS/ABOM certified specialty with Internal Medicine preferred. Board eligible physicians may be considered with continued employment contingent upon achieving board certification within 24 months of hiring date (unless the incumbent employee was in the position prior to December 21, 2019).
• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in Washington State.
• Unrestricted DEA license with waiver to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder.
• Physicians without an active buprenorphine waiver will be considered however continued employment will be contingent upon receipt of waiver within 60 days of hiring date.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers certified within 60 days of hire.
• Certification…