Staff Physician

Under general direction, performs professional work in the diagnosis and treatment of inmate patients in correctional facilities.

Responsibilities

• Conducts medical treatment and diagnostic services at a correctional institution or facility.
• Performs complete physical examinations on inmates according to health services policy.
• Directs laboratory and X-ray procedures and interprets results.
• Prescribes treatment and therapy; supervises care to patients in infirmary; provides emergency care as appropriate in the health care services unit or at other sites in the facility.
• Supervises mid-level providers assigned to the facility.
• Provides overall clinical supervision and guidance of the health care providers at the facility.
• Develops protocols of care for use by other health care providers.
• Evaluates inmate medical problems that are complex, changing, or incompletely diagnosed or managed and makes referral of appropriate cases to specialty clinics or the appropriate hospital.
• Collaborates with mental health care of inmates with departmental psychiatrists and/or psychologists.
• Completes, inspects, and interprets charts; prepares periodic progress notes and final discharge summaries as needed.
• Utilizes formulary medications whenever possible and adheres to the request for non-formulary drug process.
• Recognizes and applies both utilization and risk management principles.
• Participates in quality improvement activities as assigned.
• Performs all administrative, supervisor tasks and functions, and provides mentoring and counseling to lower-level physicians, physician assistants, and other assigned medical staff.

Requirements

• Unrestricted valid license to practice medicine in the state of Oklahoma.
• Knowledge of modern principles and practices of medicine; the use of pharmacologic medications; and the principles and practices of management and supervision.
• Skill in applying management and supervision principles and practices; problem solving; and analysis.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships; exercise independent judgement; diagnose and treat patients according to accepted medical practices; provide leadership to assigned staff.

Pay

$203,106.72

Location: Medical/Mack Alford Correctional Center