Physician - CPHC

State of North Carolina•1300 Western Blvd Wake, NC

8d•$147,932 - $295,863•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located at Central Prison, which is a close-custody prison housing male offenders. Central Prison Healthcare Complex serves as the hub for healthcare for the male inmate population. The facility is designed to house a maximum capacity of 1318 offenders. This is a Primary Care Physician who provides both inpatient and outpatient services, urgent care services, acute, infirmary, and chronic levels of healthcare.

Requirements

Licensed to practice medicine in the state of North Carolina.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in the practices of general and preventative medicine to include treating and diagnosing a variety of diseases and injuries in family or internal medicine
Documented experience assessing and interpreting laboratory results, clinical data, and information relative to the patient's condition
Demonstrated experience documenting patient health information in the medical record

Responsibilities

Preventive medicine
Rehabilitative & geriatric healthcare and emergent care
Working closely with nursing staff to provide all aspects of medical care
Independent judgement in planning& maintaining total medical care for a patient using a broad scope of duties which will consist of monitoring and/or treating patients with multiple medical issues, acute and chronic diseases, post-hospitalization, rehabilitation, dementia total care, and others.
Treat medical problems of patients assigned to the correctional units/ institutions.
Evaluate and interpret reports developed by the physicians, psychologists, nurses, physician extenders, technologists, technicians, social workers, and other personnel.
Compile histories of present and past illnesses, review applicable records, and perform physical examinations, where appropriate.
Develop a treatment plan for the patient and order whatever modalities are needed.
Provide all normal primary care services at the prison unit/institution, including acute and chronic medical care, preventative health services, and minor skin surgeries.
Provide health education to inmates regarding communicable disease, infectious disease, and overall advice on the maintenance of good health.
Supervise and review nursing care provided at facilities as required by North Carolina Statutes, regulations of the North Carolina Board of Medical Examiners, and other applicable state regulations.
Provide professional supervision of the physician assistant or nurse practitioner in accordance with the Laws of North Carolina.
Provide cost-effective care and will cooperate in improving the cost-effectiveness of care and quality of care provided to inmates.
Make recommendations regarding policy and procedure development as related to Health Care Service for inmates at the facilities.