General Physician - FCI Oakdale, LA
About The Position
Absolute Staffers is hiring a General Physician to provide medical services at FCI Oakdale, Louisiana. The physician will care for acute and chronic conditions among the general inmate population, including individuals in the Reintegration Housing Unit and Special Housing Units, and provide routine, urgent, and emergency medical care. The physician will perform comprehensive history and physical examinations, review and sign diagnostic and consultative reports, guide mid-level providers, nurses, and EMTs, and maintain complete medical records while correcting deficiencies in a timely manner. The role coordinates with the Clinical Director, Medical Officer, and Health Services Administrator and requires compliance with the BOP Health Services Manual, institutional mandates, and AAAHC standards of care. The physician must provide a monthly work schedule at least seven days before each month begins and sign the consultant log at each visit, recording arrival and departure times. The role does not permit supervising inmates or BOP staff, providing staff escorts, participating in inmate accountability, requisitioning supplies, formulating policy, or attending institution meetings or staff recalls.
Requirements
- Hold a current and valid medical license to practice medicine in any U.S. state.
- Hold current CPR certification.
- Maintain professional/malpractice liability insurance meeting FAR 52.237-7 and local community prevailing standards.
- Have experience working with medical equipment.
- Be able to pass a drug screening and law enforcement background check.
- Be able to complete the required security clearance/background investigation, if not already completed.
- Be free of communicable diseases and provide current TB (TST/PPD) documentation and Hepatitis B vaccination or exposure follow-up documentation.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical services for acute and chronic conditions among the general inmate population, including the Reintegration Housing Unit and Special Housing Units.
- Evaluate and treat inmates requiring emergency medical care and routine chronic care.
- Perform comprehensive history and physical examinations.
- Review and sign diagnostic and consultative reports.
- Provide clinical guidance to mid-level providers, nurses, and EMTs.
- Maintain detailed medical record documentation and correct deficiencies in a timely manner.
- Provide consultation, urgent, and emergency care as needed, with immediate response for urgent or emergency cases.
- Coordinate with the Clinical Director, Medical Officer, and Health Services Administrator.
- Provide a monthly work schedule at least seven days before the beginning of each month.
- Sign the consultant log at each visit, including arrival and departure times.
- Comply with the BOP Health Services Manual, institutional mandates, and AAAHC standards of care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
