Physician Victorville, CA
About The Position
NiteLines USA is seeking a Physician to provide medical services at a federal corrections facility in Victorville, California. The role provides specialized outpatient medical care and involves coordinating with institution staff and consultant specialists. The Physician performs duties in accordance with accepted medical practices and procedures, including examinations, diagnostic testing, treatment, medication, referrals, and documentation. The schedule is 40 hours per week, eight hours per day, Monday through Friday, as needed between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Compensation is listed as $180 (1099) or $130 (W-2).
Requirements
- Current and valid medical license to practice medicine in California, with no activity.
- Graduated from an American Medical Association-approved school of medicine with a doctoral degree in medicine.
- Board certified or board eligible.
- Submit a resume and copies of documents evidencing education, license, certifications, and training.
- Pass a drug screening and law enforcement agency background check.
- Current CPR certification in accordance with the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized medical services and care to outpatients.
- Perform complete physical examinations and collect comprehensive medical and social histories, including review of all body systems.
- Conduct physical assessments, record preliminary objective findings, order appropriate diagnostic testing, and provide necessary treatment and medications.
- Refer selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
- Refer inmates requiring hospitalization to a community hospital and appropriate admitting physician.
- Examine inmate patients in locked status, in their designated housing area, or in segregation units as needed.
- Conduct personnel examinations for appointment and approve or disapprove them from a medical standpoint in accordance with established medical standards.
- Administer or direct administration of curative and preventative inoculations.
- Prescribe medications and treatments and use health services for treatment, rehabilitation, and diagnostic modalities.
- Prescribe only pharmaceutical drugs listed in the approved BOP Formulary; submit requests for exemptions to the Clinical Director for required approvals.
- Assist with CPR, use an AED, and provide other basic first aid within the scope of practice during emergencies until EMS arrives.
- Ensure evaluations and treatments are properly carried out and documented.
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care and provide data to the institution Quality Assurance Committee and other agencies or committees as required.
- Perform duties in accordance with current accepted medical practices and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
