Correctional Medicine Physician
At a glance
Other Specialty Physician role posted by Ascend Medical Staffing, a recruiter. Waverly, VA · full-time · up to $336,000 a year.
physicianroles summary, based on the recruiter's listing.
What you'll do
- Provide medical care and manage medications for incarcerated patients, working with nursing staff
- Review patient histories, symptoms, exam findings and diagnostic information to reach diagnoses
- Treat acute illnesses, infections and injuries, and choose suitable diagnostic or therapeutic interventions
- Prescribe authorized medications and behavioral measures, weighing safety, effectiveness and cost
- Help adjust treatment plans and educate patients on managing acute or chronic conditions
What you bring
- You graduated from an accredited medical college and completed an approved primary care residency
- You hold a Virginia medical license and are board eligible or certified in a primary care specialty
- You bring extensive knowledge of diagnosing and treating injuries and disease, plus comprehensive understanding of mental illness and DSM criteria
- You know professional and ethical practice standards and can contribute to an interdisciplinary treatment team
- You communicate effectively in speech and writing
Who this fits
This role suits a primary care physician comfortable treating incarcerated patients and contributing to a multidisciplinary care team. The position is at Sussex I State Prison in Virginia.
From the recruiter
Tons of new Permanent Physician openings in Virginia Dept of Corrections: Sussex State Prison-up to $336,000 base
Title: Physician: Sussex State Prison
State Role Title: Physician II
Hiring Range: $231,750- $336,144
Pay Band: 8
Agency: Dept of Corr - Central Admin
Location: Sussex I State Prison
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
$30,000 Sign-On Bonus or up to $60,000 Student Loan Repayment may be available for eligible new hires.
This Institutional Physician position operates a Doctor's Office Practice within the correctional center.
The practice is supported by a Nurse Manager who operates the health services system at the site.
Primary duties involve providing professional medical care and medication management to offenders with assistance from nursing staff.
Analyzes and interpret patients histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
Diagnoses or treats acute health care problems, such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
Recommends diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
Prescribes medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
Prescribes appropriate chemical or mechanical measures to assist offenders to improve behaviors.
Assists with preparation and modification of the treatment plans and recommends to appropriate programs.
Educates patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients individual circumstances.
Provides evidence based health education to the offender population.
Is one of the primary members of the institution's internal health services multidisciplinary team.
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited medical college
Completion of an approved residency in a primary care specialty
Licensed to practice medicine in the state of Virginia
Board eligible or certified in a primary care specialty
Extensive knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities (including symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures)
Comprehensive knowledge of mental illness
Comprehensive knowledge of current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria
Knowledge of professional and ethical standards of practice and interventions appropriate for the assigned population
Ability to function effectively as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team
Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing
Contact:
Robert Brabbs BSN