Physician 17-18

About the role

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and manages medical conditions/illnesses of the assigned patients at WRPH.
• Provides medical care and treatment to the patients, including, physical examinations, assessments of injuries/illnesses, preventive health measures, adverse drug reactions and drug interactions; and minor first aids to the staff at WRPH.
• Provides consultative services for a specialized program of psychiatric services at WRPH for the patients, including training other health care professionals and support staff in the medical review of cases.
• On a regular basis, provides direct health care services to persons in the care or custody of the state and has unsupervised access to controlled substances.

Requirements

• Education: Possession of a medical degree from an accredited school of medicine.
• Experience: Physician P17: One year of post, medical degree, full-licensure experience in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery. Physician 18: Three years of post, medical degree, full-licensure experience in the practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery.

Qualifications

• Diploma from accredited school of medicine.
• Certificates from accredited residency training program in family practice or internal medicine.
• Valid license to practice medicine in State of Michigan.
• Valid license to prescribe controlled substances.
• Current BLS and ACLS certificates.

Skills

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Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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Contact Information

To Be Considered For This Position You Must Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.

Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.

Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.

If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s).

We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered.

See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions

All staff with start dates on/after 08/17/2026 will train at the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital (SMPH) in Northville but, upon completion of training may work at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital (WRPH) until their position/classification officially moves from WRPH to SMPH at a date yet to be determined.