Medical Director (Physician)

Join the VitalCore Team in Kansas! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit. VitalCore Health Strategies, an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a staff Physician (M.D. or D.O.) at Topeka Correctional Facility in Topeka, KS.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Annual Incentive Bonus
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Student Loan Forgiveness sites available

About the role

The Staff Physician works under supervision of the Site Medical Director with broad latitude for independent judgment and initiative and is an integral part of the medical team at their facility. The Staff Physician is expected to take a leading role in the delivery of health care services to our patients.

Requirements

• Must be a licensed Physician in state of employment
• Current DEA registration
• Board certified and qualified by state laws/regulations to practice medicine

Responsibilities

• Ensures Medical Record documentation is in SOAP format, problem oriented and corresponds to the therapeutic order
• Ensures all documentation is timed, legible, and signed
• Ensures all verbal or telephone orders are countersigned within seventy-two (72) hours
• Adheres to approved formulary for therapeutic regimens before utilizing non-formulary procedure
• Documents pertinent observations and logical conclusions to validate need for non-formulary medication on non-formulary request form for Medical Director's approval when non-formulary medication is ordered
• Utilizes available in-house resource personnel for treatment and resolution of identified problems before utilizing off-site referral
• Provides emergency treatment on-site and responds appropriately in urgent or emergency situations
• Demonstrates proper technique for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and related drug therapy
• Supports standards of medical care through adherence to existing policies and procedures
• Serves as a resource to other professional or non-professional personnel providing instructions as needed
• Attends medical staff meetings as required
• Provides monthly in-service education of staff as requested
• Participates in monthly review of quality care and chart reviews as requested
• Sponsors Physician Assistants as required
• Notifies Site Medical Director and/or Site Health Services Administrator of schedule changes
• Assists in the arrangement for coverage of medical services if unavailable for extended period of time
• Other duties as requested by the Site Medical Director