Staff Physician - Correctional Health Services (Float)

Responsibilities

• Completes comprehensive histories and physicals on all new admissions.
• Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic illness.
• Evaluates the need for consult services and submits the prioritized consult when indicated.
• Reviews all on island/off-island specialty consult clinic and hospital returns.
• Evaluates the recommendations to ensure that the standard of care is met and implements the recommendations of the consultant.
• Responds to emergencies and fire drills on a priority basis and in a timely and professional manner.
• Be familiar with performance indicators (P.I.) and take appropriate measures to comply with these standards.
• Requests radiology exams, lab-tests, and EKG’s when indicated and interprets these results in conjunction with the patient’s clinical status.
• Notifies Urgicare for 3 hour/EMS runs.
• Generates medical modifications as needed.
• Maintains clinical competency by reviewing CHS protocols, current medical literature and C.M.E.’s.
• Provides clinical supervision for P.A.’s/N.P.’s which includes co-signing of notes and medication orders.
• Ensures that the standard of care is maintained.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of CHS and be familiar with them by reviewing them as needed.
• Attends all mandatory in-services.
• Complies with and maintains Employee Health requirements.