Physician

$225,000 - $325,000

per

year

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.

Communicate

effectively and coherently to administration, staff,

inmates / residents, visitors and the general public, particularly in

situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness,

firmness and good judgment. This includes giving information,

instructions and directions, mediating disputes and providing

reliable testimony, in court and other formal

settings.

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 & EOE–

M / F / Vets / Disabled.