Physician

Compensation: $240,000 - $250,000

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Physician who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

The Physician provides professional medical direction, oversight and direct patient care in a correctional facility

The successful applicant should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

• Provide a variety of professional medical services to inmates/residents to include administering examinations, diagnosing medical and other problems, prescribing medications and providing treatment and follow-up care.
• Provide direction in leadership for the medical program in collaboration with the Health Services Supervisor
• Monitor and review operations and standards of care delivered to inmates/residents.
• Interview inmates/residents and make decisions on admissions.
• Make clinical rounds
• Participate in treatment team meetings where individual health plans of inmates/residents are devised, reviewed and altered.
• Direct unit treatment operations.
• Perform minor surgery and occasional major surgery, if necessary.
• Hold clinics for nursing specialists in making diagnosis, determining treatment, and giving prescriptions and protocols.
• Maintain a good working relationship with facility staff, nursing staff, contract providers and outside provider agencies.
• Utilize established corporate, facility and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions, but use sound independent judgment in meeting the responsibilities and performing the duties of the position.
• Assist in the formulation of facility policy for the medical.
• Motivate and encourage staff to perform their duties consistent with policy and procedures.
• Regularly evaluate the provision of all medical services to prevent the inappropriate use or duplication of those services.
• Monitor inmate/resident inpatient hospitalizations and facilitate early release whenever clinically appropriate.
• Closely monitor all potential catastrophic illnesses.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports and logs, using appropriate grammar, to include filing, alphabetizing and labeling; review reports and records produced by medical staff; properly processes all reports and documents in a timely manner.
• Maintain absolute security and confidentiality of all medical records.
• Audit medical files for documentation of all provided services.
• Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of health-related services.
• Meet with outside hospital/agency administrators to ensure a close working relationship between them and the facility.
• Facilitate, where applicable, NCCHC/ACA/JCAHO accreditation of the medical program by providing the required level of organizational efficiency and approved, appropriate medical services.
• Accept on call status.
• Attend seminars, workshops, conferences, etc., as required.
• Provide for health counseling and health education on individual or group basis.
• Communicate responsibilities, authorities and accountability to all direct subordinates, so that they are clearly defined and understood.
• Conduct meetings of subordinate staff, attend scheduled staff meetings, and promote communications and the proper flow of relevant information between administration, staff and inmates/residents; assist in maintaining communications and consistency of operation between shifts in the medical unit.

Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited school of medicine.
• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
• A valid driver's license is required.
• Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.

CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE - including Disability/Veteran