CDOC Physician

About the role

This position provides routine and emergency medical care, on-call assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of inmates in one or more prison clinical settings. Physicians are responsible for conducting medical/physical examinations, ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests, diagnosing medical conditions, prescribing medications and treatment, educating patients about preventive health care, ensuring minor medical procedures are performed on-site, and ensuring mid-level provider on-call practices are responsive to medical needs.

Responsibilities

• Conducting medical/physical examinations;
• Ordering and interpreting appropriate diagnostic tests and diagnosing medical conditions;
• Prescribing medications and treatment;
• Educating patients about preventive health care;
• Ensuring minor medical procedures are performed on-site;
• Accountable for the work product of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants;
• Providing medical services to a daily patient caseload including chronic care, sick call, emergencies and routine physicals;
• Participating in the monthly "on-call" schedule and providing on-site assistance to other DOC clinical units and facilities;
• Providing instruction, demonstration and training to other health care professionals;
• Providing medical advice to other organizational units or health care specialties through consultation regarding patients or protocols;
• Providing advice to management for the development of medical programs, treatment standards and clinical pathways;
• Maintaining problems' lists and M-Code ratings in inmates' health records, identifying, applying and updating housing and work restrictions and obtaining authorization numbers for consultations, diagnostic procedures and surgeries;
• Participating in restraining an inmate primarily for medical reasons;
• Attending quarterly medical review board meetings, monthly physician round table meetings and other division meetings.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice medicine in the State of Colorado as a Medical Doctor (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.);
• Board eligible (completed residency) or board certified (passed all requirements or exams), by the appropriate board recognized by the American Medical Association, in one of the following specialty areas: Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Preventive Medicine;
• Valid DEA license;
• Experience providing medical care in a correctional environment;
• Experience managing chronic medical conditions as a Physician.

Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in full-spectrum primary care;
• Skilled in office based procedures;
• Professionalism in a complex environment;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders;
• Ability to read and comprehend the English language;
• Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing;
• Self-control, a strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations;
• Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction.

Skills

Ability to provide direct patient care to inmates; Knowledgeable in full-spectrum primary care; Skilled in office based procedures; Ability to maintain professionalism in a complex environment; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders; Ability to read and comprehend the English language; Ability to effectively communicate fluently in English both verbally and in writing; Self-control, a strong sense of ability to work in stressful, potentially violent situations; Tolerance to stress, confinement, and high-stakes interaction.

Benefits

Distinction career advancement opportunities throughout the state system; Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans; Member Contribution Rates; Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits; Medical and dental health plans; Short and long term disability coverage; Paid life insurance; 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave; Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more.

Pay

The position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.

Schedule

The position operates on a bi-weekly pay cycle.