PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, CF - North Kern State Prison (NKSP)

About the Role

This advertisement is for a Physician and Surgeon, CF (Internal Med/Family Practice) position(s) located at North Kern State Prison (NKSP) in Delano, CA, located in Kern County.

Under the general direction of the Chief Physician & Surgeon, Correctional Facility (CF), the Physician & Surgeon, CF (Internal Medicine/Family Practice [IM/FP]), provides medical care to patients in a correctional facility.

Job Description and Duties

• Performs medical assessments and provides medical treatment on assigned patients as appropriate and as authorized by the medical license.
• Provides clinical consultation to midlevel providers and other staff.
• Instructs nursing and other clinical staff on medical protocols and adheres to professional medical standards of care.
• Is assigned on call duties.

Compensation and Additional Information

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 16, and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 4.62 percent and will receive 8 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes.

Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is: P $26,677, Q $28,156, R $29,640.

Employees in this class, employed within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and who are physically located and assigned to this institution, shall receive a pay differential equivalent to 15% of their monthly base pay.

This Job Control is listed Until Filled. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 2/13/26, 2/27/26, 3/13/26, 3/27/26, 4/10/26, 4/24/26, 05/08/26, 5/29/26, 6/12/26, 6/26/26, 7/10/26, 7/24/26, 8/7/26, 8/21/26, 9/4/26, 9/18/26, 10/2/26, 10/16/26, 10/30/26, 11/13/26, 11/27/26, 12/11/26.

Please indicate the position number on your application: 182-213-9263-XXX.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure to have a valid email address on your application.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.