Regional Supervising Physician

State of Oklahoma•Lexington, OK

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Supervising Physician performs professional medical work diagnosing and treating people in state custody at state facilities. This is the supervisory level of the physician job family, with responsibility for work at all levels of complexity and assignments to a facility or geographic or regional area. The position supervises lower-level professional and non-professional medical staff and handles administrative and supervisory duties, including mentoring and counseling physicians, physician assistants, and other assigned medical staff. The role is based at Joseph Harp Correctional Center / Lexington Assessment & Reception Center – Medical and is on-site, with no remote-work eligibility. Compensation is $222,594.84 and is non-negotiable.

Requirements

Medical degree.
Unrestricted, valid license to practice medicine in Oklahoma.
Board certification.
Two years of experience as a practicing physician in a state facility or related environment.
Knowledge of modern principles and practices of medicine, pharmacologic medications, and management and supervision.
Skill in applying management and supervision principles and practices, problem solving, and analysis.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships, exercise independent judgment, diagnose and treat patients according to accepted medical practices, and provide leadership to assigned staff.

Nice To Haves

Board certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is preferred.
Two years of experience in a professional medical administrative and/or supervisory capacity is preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform complete physical examinations on persons in state custody.
Direct laboratory and X-ray procedures and interpret results.
Prescribe treatment and therapy.
Supervise patient care in the infirmary.
Provide appropriate emergency care in the health care services unit or elsewhere in the facility.
Evaluate complex, changing, or incompletely diagnosed or managed medical problems.
Refer appropriate cases to specialty clinics or hospitals.
Coordinate mental health care with psychiatrists and/or psychologists.
Complete, inspect, and interpret charts; prepare periodic progress notes and final discharge summaries.
Develop protocols of care for other health care providers.
Recognize and apply utilization and risk management principles.
Participate in assigned quality improvement activities.
Supervise lower-level physicians, residents, interns, and other professional and paraprofessional medical staff.
Perform administrative and supervisory functions and mentor and counsel lower-level physicians, physician assistants, and other assigned medical staff.