Primary Care Physician (1099)

Nitelines USA•Atlanta, GA

20d•$215 - $240•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1994, NiteLines USA has successfully delivered contract support services to more than 144 government institutions and medical treatment facilities across the country. We're a dynamic and growing organization, offering a wide range of employment opportunities. We are seeking professionals and dedicated individuals to be part of our team, where integrity, respect, accountability, and collaboration are among our core principles. Work with a dedicated and caring organization and start doing your life's best work. This is providing for a Federal Corrections Institute. Place of Performance : Atlanta, GA Qualified candidates will be expected to submit the following: Current CV. Copy of Medical License. Proof of education. BLS.

Requirements

Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.

Responsibilities

Provide specialized medical services to outpatients and provide medical care.
Specific duties may involve all aspects of healthcare delivery and will work in concert with both institution staff and consultant specialists in various clinical areas.
Performs complete physical examinations.
Collects comprehensive medical and social history to include a review of all body systems.
Performs physical assessment in correlation with historical findings, records preliminary objective findings.
Examines and orders appropriate diagnostic testing and provides necessary treatment and/or medications as required.
Refers selected cases to consultant specialists when necessary.
Refers inmates requiring hospitalization to a community hospital and to an appropriate admitting physician.
Additionally, the clinician may see inmate patients who are in locked status, in their designated housing area or housed in segregation units.
Administers or directs administration of both curative and preventative inoculations.
Prescribes medications, treatments, and fully utilizes health services for treatment, rehabilitative, and diagnostic modalities.
Physician will assist with CPR, utilize AED, and other basic first aid skills within the scope of their practice during emergencies until the arrival of EMS crew.
Ensures that proper evaluations and treatments are carried out and documented.