Contractual Physician Clinical Specialist

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The main purpose of this position is to provide high quality, developmentally appropriate, comprehensive pediatric care to adolescent youth who are residing at DJS facilities. This position provides youth with preventative, acute, chronic, and specialty health care services to protect, promote, and advance their overall health and prepare them for success upon return to the community.

Requirements

• A Doctorate a degree in medicine from an accredited college or university.
• Required for certification in an area of medical specialization by an American Medical Association Specialty Board.
• Applicants for this classification must be certified by an American Medical Association Specialty Board in an area of medical specialization.
• Applicants for this classification must be licensed by the Maryland Board of Physicians to practice medicine under Maryland State Law. A copy of the current license must be attached to the application.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Medical Corpsman and Physicians classifications or Nursing or Physician and Medical Services and Special Corpsman Officer specialty codes in the medicine field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Responsibilities

• Provision of on-site healthcare: Complete history & physical examinations, provide acute & chronic healthcare, & manage youth with medical conditions such as diabetes, seizure disorder, sickle cell, heart disease, opioid use disorder, orthopedic injuries, infectious diseases, physical disabilities, etc. Admit youth to the infirmary and refer to the ER and specialty care as needed. Write orders and document in the medical chart.
• Review Medical Records: Review and sign-off on immunization records, past medical records, referral reports, results of laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, and other studies (e.g., EEGs, EKGs), admission nursing assessments, 30 day reviews, and discharge summaries. Assist with writing discharge summaries as needed. Write orders, update the problem list, and provide care based on review of medical records.
• Meetings, consultations, and discussion with other healthcare providers: Attend weekly Special Needs meetings as able, discuss cases with specialists and ER as needed, collaborate with the DJS interdisciplinary team including nursing and behavioral health staff, psychiatric providers, dentist, optometrist, dietitian, physical therapist, residential & case management staff, pharmacist, and other physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Communication with parents or guardian: As needed, call parents/guardians to obtain or share medical information about youth.
• On-call services: Be available by cell phone and email to nursing staff in case needed to clarify orders. Based on availability, assist in provision of 24/7, on-call medical services by telephone for youth at DJS facilities.

Benefits

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents. As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled. The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
• You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
• Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree