Internal Medicine Other job located in California

• Internal Medicine
• Correctional health
• Board Eligible accepted

Physician
California City, CA
Permanent position

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.