SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PRIMARY CARE SUPV - 60005157

State of Florida•Gainesville, FL

15d•$160,000 - $231,562

About The Position

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency. Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center (NFETC) is a 216 bed, all male, forensic, mental health rehabilitation facility. The Center is located in northeast Gainesville, Florida on 639 picturesque acres with regular sightings of deer, turkey, and other wildlife. NFETC employs a variety of entry level to leadership positions including food service, maintenance, direct care, nurses, counselors, rehab therapists, medical doctors, security, psychiatrists, and psychologists. This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Senior Physician - Primary Care Supervisor. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.

Requirements

Knowledge of the principles and practices of program management and delivery of mental health services.
Knowledge of mental health, psychiatric principles, practices and techniques.
Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology.
Ability to perform complete psychiatric and mental health assessments of patients.
Ability to manage mental health disorders and care of patients.
Ability to identify and evaluate illnesses and/or disorders.
Ability to compile and evaluate mental health assessments, medical histories and other clinical and laboratory data.
Ability to initiate diagnostic laboratory tests and evaluate the results.
Ability to prescribe/alter and administer appropriate medications for specific illnesses.
Ability to work with patients having a variety of mental psychiatric disorders and physical problems.
Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate work assignments.
Ability to apply the consultative process in problem-solving activities.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to develop and implement various program monitoring methodologies and techniques.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of medicine; or
Licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of osteopathic medicine; or
A current public psychiatry certificate issued by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to Section 458.3165, Florida Statutes.
Certification by a recognized board in a medical specialty area can substitute for the required experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain a positive and professional attitude and manner at all times ensuring individuals receive comprehensive medical and mental health services in a cost effective, customer-oriented manner.
Follow all medical ethics and standards in an outcome oriented management system, while maintaining sensitivity to the constitutional rights of patients.
Supervise and direct employees.
Communicate with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports.
Evaluate employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).
Conducts physical examinations on new admissions and annually thereafter, in accordance with Department of Children and Family (DCF) Operating Procedures and NFETC policy and operating procedures, documenting completely, accurately, and legibly.
Performs general medical diagnostic and prescriptive work for all residents in accordance with standards.
Ensures that preventive practices and procedures are followed in accordance with DCF Operating Procedures for Preventive Medicine.
Refers residents to medical specialists and facilities in the community for necessary treatment and insures that diagnostic, treatment, and consultative reports are evaluated and utilized
Attend yearly training in the following: CPR, First Aid, Mandt, Bloodborne Pathogens, Biomedical Waste and Critical Event Training (the latter 3 being under the umbrella of Adapt Training) and employee has annual TB testing done.
Supervise all direct reports ensuring that they meet individual performance standards that have been negotiated, adhere to standards of professional practice for their specific discipline, receive quarterly coaching and ensure that they follow an approved Employee Development Plan
Assist in interviewing, selecting and training new employees.
Approve submitted timesheets and leave requests per NFETC policy for all direct reports.
Support the Medical Executive Director in the management of the medical division of NFETC and act in the MED’s stead when MED is unavailable.