What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician position at Correctional Medicine Associates?
We are seeking a Physician to provide professional medical direction, oversight and direct patient care in a correctional facility. The successful applicant should be able to perform the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements:
Key Responsibilities
- Provide a variety of professional medical services to inmates/residents, including 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.
- Makes 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.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.
- Licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
- A valid driver's license is required.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
